1959 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The 1959 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 28th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.
Dublin entered the championship as defending champions.
On 27 September 1959, Dublin won the championship following an 0-11 to 1-4 defeat of Cavan in the All-Ireland final. This was their seventh All-Ireland title overall and their second in succession. It was also a fifth All-Ireland title in six championship seasons for Dublin.
Results
[Connacht Minor Football Championship]
Mayo 4-15 Sligo 1-5 Quarter FinalMayo 3-9 Leitrim 4-4 Semi Final
Galway 2-5 Roscommon 1-4
Galway 3-9- Mayo 1-8 Final
[All-Ireland Minor Football Championship]
Semi-FinalsCavan 2-3 Galway 0-8
'''Final'''