Gaelic Sports
Gaelic sports are traditional games played in Ireland. Among these are Gaelic football, hurling, rounders, and Gaelic handball – all of which are organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).
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No. The GAA is a sporting organisation. As it promotes Irish sport, it is seen as part of the wider nationalist sphere of...
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Brownstown GAA club is on the N52 in county Westmeath. It is between Kells and Mullingar. The address is: Brownstown GAA Club ...
Hurling is the fastest field game in the world. So to play the game at a high level, you have to be very fit. You have to be...
It is named after Michael Hogan, a Gaelic Football player from Tipperary. He was shot in Croke Park while playing a match there...
Semple Stadium in Thurles.
The All-Ireland Hurling Final for the 1887 championship was played in on the 1st of April 1888. On the 29th of April 1888 the...
A question like that is very hard to answer. Even the greatest experts would disagree. It is also hard to compare teams that...
That is difficult to answer. Gaelic Football and Hurling are Ireland's two national sports. The senior All-Ireland finals in...
Kilkenny beat Cork in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final in 1939.
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The GAA was founded on November 1st, 1884 in the Irish town of Thurles in county Tipperary. The main two people who acted as...
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Croke Park is named after Archbishop Thomas Croke, the first patron of the Gaelic Athletic Association.
A question like that can never be answered, as there are so many opinions. Even experts would not agree. People might answer...
The governing body of Gaelic Football and Hurling, Ireland's two national sports is the Gaelic Athletic Association, known as the...
The GAA was founded in Thurles in 1884 to promote Ireland's national sports (especially hurling and Gaelic football). They...
On the 14th of April 2012, Liam O'Neill became the GAA president for a 3 year term.
The Gaelic Athletic Association was founded on November 1st, 1884. The games that they now run had been played for centuries...
John Doyle (Tipperary) with 4
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There are about 72,500 seats. It also has a terraced area for people to stand, bringing its total capacity to about 82,300.
For the 2009 Hurling Championship All-Ireland final, there was a 68% TV audience share in Ireland. An average audience of 771,000...
The GAA was founded in November 1884. You may be referring to the famine, which began 39 years before that in 1845.
No, they are not paid. Gaelic Football and Hurling are amateur sports, so players do not get paid. This actually makes the sports...
In terms of Gaelic Football and Hurling, there are a lot of things that are very strongly associated with the nationalist...
County Antrim's colours are yellow and white, with the yellow being referred to as saffron.
In Gaelic Football, the top scorer in the senior championship was John Doyle from Kildare. He scored 2 - 26, of which 1 - 13 was...
Go to the site linked to below and you will find information on all the GAA clubs in Cork, both city and county.
There are a huge amount of GAA clubs in Europe, Australia, North and South America, Asia and Africa. Consult the link below for...
There was no All-Ireland Hurling or Football championship played in 1888, due to what is known as the "American Invasion". In...
There are over 2,500 GAA clubs in Ireland, so it would be difficult to give you the full listing. If you go to the GAA site, the...
Ballinahinch GAA Club in county Tipperary was founded in 1886.
Limerick have seven All-Ireland Senior Hurling titles. Their record in Gaelic football is not as good (just one football title).
Dublin won the All-Ireland Football Final, beating Tyrone and Clare won the All-Ireland Hurling Final, beating Offaly.
Kerry beat Cork in the football final and Kilkenny beat Tipperary in the hurling final.
The GAA itself does not have a chairman. The various county boards and provincial councils have them. At the top level there is a...
The Gaelic Athletic Association was founded on the 1st of November, 1884. In 2009 it is celebrated its 125th anniversary. The...
GAA refers to the Gaelic Athletic Association, the governing body of Gaelic Football and Hurling, not to a sport. The GAA was...
Six counties have won the All-Ireland Senior Football championship. Cavan. (1933, 1935, 1947, 1948, 1952). Down. (1960,...
For under 14 Gaelic Football, you use a full size pitch and goals, with a size 4 football being used...
There are 33 GAA clubs in Roscommon: Athleague Ballinameen Boyle Castlerea Clann na nGael Clonguis Creggs Eire Og Elphin Four...
Including the current president, who took office on the 14th of April 2012, there have been 37 different holders of the office.
i think Ireland has won more games but there tied in series wins.
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Commericals, from Limerick, beat Young Irelands, from Louth, in the first All-Ireland Senior Football Final. Thurles, from...
Meath won the All-Ireland Football title in 1996, by beating Mayo in a replay. Wexford beat Limerick in the Hurling final.
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To help foster Irish sports and culture and to get them better organised. It was actually initially named the Gaelic Athletic...
They have won 5 All-Ireland senior Football Finals: 1960 1961 1968 1991 1994
Football teams/clubs are businesses. Their income comes from ticket sales, licensing their name/logo for sportswear, broadcasting...
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The two biggest sports in Ireland are Gaelic Football and Hurling. They are run by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The GAA...
There are over 2500 GAA clubs in Ireland and many others overseas.
Many sports are found in Ireland. These include soccer, rugby, golf, horseracing, greyhound racing, athletics, motor sports,...
The Offaly colours are frequently mistaken for being like the Irish flag, which they aren't. There are two key differences. One...
There are 2319 clubs in Ireland. All of these would be very different in size. So it is very difficult to know for sure as to how...
Hurling, a stick and ball sport , loosely like field hockey, is one of Ireland's two main national sports. Hurling is the fastest...
As of the end of the 2011 All-Ireland Finals, which are played in September: Kerry have 36 senior Football titles, the highest...
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50 times in Football and 23 times in Hurling, up to the end of the 2011 championships.
Go to the link below. There is a list of GAA clubs on it. Some of the names in it are links to their own club websites. You'll...
Matches were being played in what is now Croke Park in the late 19th century. The GAA officially owned it from 1913 and it was...
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Dave Barry (Cork & Cork City) 1990
Laois - O'Moore Sligo - Markievicz Park Westmeath - Cusack Park Monaghan - St. Tiernach's Park Clare - Cusack Park Leitrim -...
There are many concerts at Croke Park, but it is a sports venue. The band that most often plays there is the Artane Band, who...
There are very few bad seats in Croke Park. A good place to sit during a match is near the halfway line in either the Cusack...
Nicky English, who has 6: 1983 1984 1985 1987 1988 1989
Monaghan has never won and All-Ireland Senior Hurling or Senior Football title.
Every county and club that are part of the GAA have their own colours. Many colours in different arrangements are used for the...
Gaelic Football and Hurling, Ireland's two national sports, are the main sports associated with the GAA. Handball, Rounders and...
No. The GAA is the governing body of the sports of Gaelic Football and Hurling, as well as a number of other sports. The Football...
The GAA is the Gaelic Athletic Association. It was founded on the 1st of November, 1884, in Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland....
Armagh will play Tyrone there on May 31st. The Ulster final is likely to be played there, as that is its traditional venue. That...
A terrace ticket will be €35. A stand ticket will be €70. Premium level and corporate level tickets will be higher. For...
Go to the committee link on the left side of the Edenderry GAA club page, in the Related Links below.
It makes them more visible for the crowds, and distinguishes them from other officials.
No. They are the national sports in Ireland, but anyone can play them. Some of the best players have been born in other...
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The Sam maguire football The Liam McCarthy hurling
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For many years the cups were presented in the Hogan Stand. For both the Hurling and Football Finals in 1999, 2000 and 2001, and...
Thomas St. George McCarthy was a Kerryman, but was a policeman in Templemore at the time. He was one of the seven founders of the...
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The Galway football team of 1925 that were declared All-Ireland Champions: M. Walsh (Team Captain) T. Molloy J. Egan D....
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The GAA is the largest amateur sporting organisation in the world. Many people are playing GAA matches, both Hurling and Gaelic...
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Some people have objected on historical grounds and some say it is allowing the GAA's competitors use their grounds which will...
The answer to this question will continually change. Some Sundays there are no matches in Croke Park. Current fixtures and venues...
I believe it might be Xabi Alonso, he played briefly when he was on a school exchange in ireland.....
You will find the answers to all of those questions in this forum. However, for a lot of them there are no definite specific...
That would be an impossible task. There are over 2500 clubs in Ireland alone, and hundreds more overseas. Consult the GAA website...
As yet, that is unclear. We shall have to await developments. Should Setanta stop broadcasting GAA matches overseas, it is likely...
Cork will play Galway at 7pm in Thurles on Saturday the 18th of July, 2009.