Other major trophies won in combination in the same year at minor or under-21 levels are also often referred to as doubles.
Similarly, the winning of the All-Ireland and the National League titles in the same year may also be referred to as the Double, albeit an inferior one.
Indeed, historically many counties have tended to favour one code over the other long term.
Only two counties have achieved this rare distinction at Senior level, both on two separate occasions; only Cork have done so in recent times, although Galway[1] and Offaly have both come within a single win on one occasion: An All-Ireland, national league double involves winning both trophies in either sports code, rather than winning trophies in different codes.
A great many sides over the years have come close to winning the coveted senior double but narrowly failed to do so by losing one or both of the championships at the end of the season.