The Leinster Minor Football Championship is the premier under-17 "knockout" competition in gaelic football played in the province of Leinster.

Larry Murray who was an underage GAA mentor in both Louth and Armagh, hence the Ulster Minor Football Championship is also named after Fr.

[4][5] The Leinster Minor Football Championship was first played in 1928, however progress stalled at the semi-final stage and the competition was never completed.

The first completed Leinster MFC was in 1929 and Longford won the inaugural title beating Dublin in the final in Navan on a scoreline of 3–4 to 1–4 on 10 November 1929.

Longford progressed to the All-Ireland final that year (only Leinster and Munster involved) but were beaten by Clare in the All-Ireland final on 1 March 1930.