The1938 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 10th staging of theAll-Ireland Minor Football Championship, theGaelic Athletic Association's premierinter-countyGaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.

Cavan entered the championship asdefending champions.

On 25 September 1938, Cavan won the championship following a 3-3 to 0-8 defeat ofKerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their second in succession.^[1]

Louth vCarlow

10 JulySemi-Final (Draw)

Louth

1–05 - 1–05

Carlow

Croke Park,Dublin

Louth vCarlow

31 JulySemi-Final (Replay)

Louth

3–06 - 2–06

Carlow

Parnell Park,Dublin

Longford vLaois

31 July[2]Semi-Final

Longford

0–07 - 1–03

Laois

O'Connor Park,Tullamore

Longford vLouth

7 August[3][4]	Longford	3–06 - 2–08	Louth	Croke Park,Dublin
	K. Banks 2-0, P. Beirne 1-0, J. McGuire 0-3, C. McGoey, P. Lehane, J. McDermott 0-1 each		P. Regan 2-3, J. Fay 0-3, K. Devin, W. Larkin 0-1 each

Semi-Finals

Final

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