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Mass brawl at Kerry County Final
An illustration from the recently published book, 'How to Play Gaelic Football', written by the Kerry footballer, Dick Fitzgerald, pictured here on the left. Photo: Courtesy of Mark Duncan

Mass brawl at Kerry County Final

Killarney, 12 April 1915 - The Kerry Gaelic Football Final between Killarney and Tralee was abandoned in the second half after a fight between the players.

The fight occurred late in the game after Tralee scored a goal to put them into a one-point lead (1-2 to 1-1). Supporters rushed onto the field to join in the fight. When order was restored, Killarney refused to play on and Tralee were awarded the match.

[Editor's note: This is an article from Century Ireland, a fortnightly online newspaper, written from the perspective of a journalist 100 years ago, based on news reports of the time.]

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The Century Ireland project is an online historical newspaper that tells the story of the events of Irish life a century ago.