Gaelic games in North America
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Gaelic games in North America or North America GAA is an unofficial provincial council for the Gaelic Athletic Association and Gaelic games in North America. The board is also responsible for the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, rounders and handball in North America. They do not have a high profile in North America, but are developing sports.
The Gaelic games in North America are governed by three
County boards
All-Ireland Football Championship
New York
New York, along with London, has fielded a representative team in the Connacht Senior Football Championship since 1999. They have fielded a team in the Tailteann Cup since 2022. New York’s second team has competed in the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship since 2022. New York plays its home games at the 2,000 seat Gaelic Park, a stadium in Riverdale in the Bronx, New York owned by Manhattan College. New York won their first ever connacht match in 2023, defeating Leitrim.
Canada
Canada has never competed in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
United States
The United States has never competed in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
History
The New York Board is the oldest county board of the GAA in North America; however,
The
See also
References
- ISBN 1-4251-6377-7
- ^ Joseph Lee; Marion R. Casey (2006). Making the Irish American: history and heritage of the Irish in the United States. NYU Press. p. 453.
- ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2008-05-23.