Donegal were the better team in the second-half and points from Kilcar cousins Ryan and Eoin McHugh put them ahead for the first time with just five minutes remaining.
However, Cavan feel pretty invincible at this level and hit an unanswered 1-3 in the last four minutes to progress to an All-Ireland semi-final against Dublin.
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