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The '''Sam Maguire Cup''' often just called '''Sam''' is the name of the Cup that [[Gaelic football]]-teams play for in the final of the '''[[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]''', the premier "knockout" competition in the game of [[Gaelic football]] played in [[Ireland]]. The series of games are organised by the [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] and are played during the summer months with the All-Ireland Football Final being played on the third or fourth Sunday in September in [[Croke Park]], [[Dublin]].
[[Image:Sam_Maguire_Cup.jpg|thumb|Sam awaits [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]] following their win in the 2006 all-Ireland]]
The Cup is named after [[Sam Maguire]], an influential figure in the [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] in [[London]] and a former footballer. Following his death in [[1928]] a group of his friends formed a committee in [[Dublin]] under the chairmanship of Dr Pat McCartan from [[Carrickmore]] Co.Tyrone, to raise funds for a permanent commemoration of his name. They decided on a cup to be presented to the GAA. The Association were proud to accept the Cup. At the time it cost £300. In today's terms that sum is equivalent to €25,392. The Cup is modeled on the [[Ardagh Chalice]] and was made by Hopkins and Hopkins of O'Connell's Bridge.
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