The Irish Civil War cast a shadow on the match — Kerry initially considered refusing to play in protest at the imprisonment of County Board chairman and republican Austin Stack.

[1] Kerry had led 1–2 to 0–1 at half-time, with a goal from Brosnan, but failed to score again in the game.

[2] It was the third of three All-Ireland SFC titles won by Dublin in the 1920s, which made them joint "team of the decade" with Kerry, also winner of three.

Dublin = Kerry = The 1923 final marked the end of the initial era of the Dublin–Kerry Gaelic football rivalry.

Dublin would not win another All-Ireland SFC title until 1942, the county's 19-year barren spell rivalled only by their team of the late 1990s and 2000s.