1948–49 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1948–49 National Football League was the 18th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Mayo won the NFL with a narrow defeat of Louth in the final.

Format
Instead of geographic groupings, teams are placed into Divisions I, II, III and IV. The top team in each division reaches the semi-finals.

Group A
Westmeath, Cavan, Meath

Group B
Louth, Dublin, Longford

Group A
Limerick, Tipperary, Clare

Section B
Wexford, Wicklow, Carlow

Section C
Offaly, Kildare, Laois, Cork