Medal from first ever All-Ireland football final sells for double its value

An Irish-born collector is understood to have purchased the medal and it will be staying within the country

The medal, from the 1887 championship, was won by Jeremiah Kennedy of Limerick Commercials

A medal from the first ever All-Ireland football final sold for more than twice its estimated value at auction on Wednesday.

The medal, from the 1887 championship, was won by Jeremiah Kennedy of Limerick Commercials who beat Young Irelands of Louth by a score of 1-4 to 0-3.