Incredible footage emerges of Cavan footballers in 1948

Amazing archive video

Incredible colour footage has emerged of Cavan playing in the 1948 Ulster final against Antrim and the All-Ireland SFC final of the same year against Mayo.

The video, posted by Monaghan-based Murphy Videos, features high-quality imagery of a star-studded Cavan team including the likes of icons John Joe O'Reilly, Mick Higgins, Tony Tighe, Phil ‘The Gunner’ Brady, PJ Duke and Simon Deignan.

Cavan won the Ulster final in Clones by 2-12 to 2-4 on July 24 that year and went on to retain their All-Ireland title with a 4-5 to 4-4 win over Mayo that September in Croke Park.