Michael Cusack (Gaelic Athletic Association)
Michael Cusack | |
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newspaper editor | |
Known for | Founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association |
Spouse |
Margaret Imelda Woods
(m. 1876–1900) |
Children | 5 or 6 survived to adulthood |
Michael Cusack (/ˈkjuːzæk/; Irish: Mícheál Ó Cíosóig; 20 September 1847 – 28 November 1906)[1] was an Irish teacher and founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association.
Life
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Cusack was born to Irish speaking parents, in the parish of
A romantic nationalist, Cusack was also "reputed" to have been associated with the
On 1 November 1884, Cusack together with
Cusack died on Morning Star Avenue, Dublin at 5pm on Wednesday 28 November 1906 from a final heart attack at the age of 59.[1]
Legacy
The newly opened Michael Cusack Visitor Centre located on the original homestead in Poulaphuca townland, Carran, the Burren, County Clare is dedicated to recounting the fascinating story of Michael Cusack and the idealism which led to him founding the Gaelic Athletic Association.[6]
The bigoted character of "The Citizen" in James Joyce's novel Ulysses is thought to have been at least in part based on what has been described as "a jaundiced portrait of Michael Cusack".[7][8]
The
The primary school Gaelscoil Mhíchíl Cíosóg in
Michael Cusacks's Sydney GAA Club was founded in 1988 by a group of Clare men and was named in honour of the man from Carran.[11]
Chicago Michael Cusack Hurling Club is a GAA club consisting entirely of American-born players founded in 2008.[12]
A small collection of family papers was donated to the James Hardiman Library,
References
- ^ a b Ó Caithnia, Liam (1982). "Micheál Cíosóg (An Clóchomhar)". www.cic.ie. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ ISBN 0-7470-2200-3.
- ^ W. F. Mandle, The I.R.B and the Beginnings of the Gaelic Athletic Association, Irish Historical Studies, Vol. 20, No. 80, (September 1997) p. 419.
- ^ Nally had in 1877 attempted to start a nationalist athletics association but it never got off the ground. Mandle, The Gaelic Athletic Association & Irish Nationalist Politics 1884 - 1924, page 2
- ISBN 0-9502722-1-3.
- ^ "Michael Cusack Visitor Centre". Ireland's Hidden Gems. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ Waters, Maureen (1984). The Comic Irishman. SUNY Press.
- ^ Davison, Neil R. (1998). James Joyce, Ulysses, and the Construction of Jewish Identity: Culture, Biography, and 'the Jew' in Modernist Europe. Cambridge University Press.
- ^ "Transforming Croke Park 1993". RTE. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Gaelscoil Mhíchíl Cíosóg". Department of Education and Skills. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Michael Cusacks's Sydney GAA Club". Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Chicago Michael Cusack Hurling Club". Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Annual Report 2006-2007" (PDF). NUI Galway. Retrieved 3 November 2019.