Cavan, however, played in the preliminary round of the Leinster Senior Football Championship in 1895, losing to Louth.

In the 1933 All-Ireland SFC semi-final in Breffni Park, Cavan beat Kerry with a last minute goal from Vincent McGovern, ending their five-in-a-row bid.

[4] Cavan later defeated Galway by one point in the final to become the first Ulster county to win the Sam Maguire Cup.

Cavan reached 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final after defeating Roscommon in the semi-final.

The concluding game was played at the Polo Grounds in New York City, the only time the final was held outside of Ireland.

Cavan responded to that defeat by overcoming Meath after a replay in 1952 to win the county's fifth, and most recent, All-Ireland SFC title.

Donegal All-Ireland SFC winner Martin McHugh was appointed as senior manager ahead of the 1995 season.

[10] A goal from Jason O'Reilly had Cavan leading at half time, but a strong finish from Tyrone meant they ran out winners on a 1-13 to 1-11 scoreline.

[11] Cavan's most notable achievement in the early part of the 21st-century was ending Seán Boylan's long spell as manager of Meath in 2005.

[7] Manager Donal Keogan got the county promoted the following year but league restructuring landed Cavan in Division 2 instead.

[18] Cavan won and, because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, went straight into the All-Ireland SFC semi-final, the county's first appearance at that stage since 1997.

[19] Cavan often appoint outside managers, including Liam Austin, from Down; Val Andrews and Tommy Carr, both from Dublin; Mattie Kerrigan, from Meath; Eamonn Coleman, from Derry; Eugene McGee, from Longford; and Martin McElkennon, from Tyrone.

But Martin McHugh was the most successful appointment, the former Donegal footballer led Cavan to the 1997 Ulster SFC (a first in 28 years).

Niall Carolan, grandson of Paddy and nephew of Ronan, was part of Cavan's 2022 Tailteann Cup Final squad.