The New York County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Nua Eabhrac), or New York GAA is one of the 3 county boards of the

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(GAA) in

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, and is responsible for

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in the

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. The county board is also responsible for the New York county teams. The county football team competes in the Connacht Senior Football Championship and the Tailteann Cup.

Football

Clubs

The two main competitions for clubs in the county are the New York Senior Football Championship and the New York Junior Football Championship. The following football clubs are based in the county: *Astoria Gaels (defunct) *Saint Barnabas *St.Bridgids *St Patrick’s GAA (Connecticut) *Brooklyn *Cavan New York *Celtics *Cork New York *Donegal New York *Kerry New York *Long Island Gaels (Point Lookout) *Longford New York *Manhattan *Mayo New York *Monaghan New York *O'Donovan Rossa (Astoria, Queens) *Offaly New York *Rangers *Raymonds *Rockland (Orangeburg) *Saint Patricks *Sligo New York *Shannon Gaels (College Point, Queens) *Tyrone New York *Westmeath New York

County team

The New York GAA has a long history in Gaelic games starting at a time of the mass immigration to New York from

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. The first organised hurling and football club in New York was founded in 1857. Since then football in New York has grown. At one point there were close to 40 football clubs in the New York GAA league. However, since the migration back to Ireland with that country's increasing economic prosperity (the

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), the number of clubs dwindled down to 31. In the past two years, the NY GAA has brought in two new teams, one (Na Clairsigh) from Albany and another (Four Provinces) from

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. But with the Meath team dropping out of the league competition due to too few players and other teams combining together, participation has declined. However, the renovation of Gaelic Park and increased participation by underage teams are measures that have been taken to increase participation again without having to rely on players imported from Ireland.

Hurling

Clubs

The main competition for clubs in the county is the New York Senior Hurling Championship. The following hurling clubs are based in the county: *Bronx Warriors (defunct) *Galway New York *Hoboken Guards *Rockland *Shannon Gaels *Tipperary New York *Ulster New York *Waterford New York *Westmeath New York *Limerick New York

County team

The first organised

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and

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club in

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was founded in 1857. In the following 30 years, the New York, Emmet, Wolfe Tone, Brooklyn, Geraldine and Men of Ireland clubs were set up. The

's successful North American tour had a notable effect on the growth of hurling in New York and North America in general by the end of the 19th century. At this time, the Keane Gaelic Hurling Trophy began to be awarded to the club which won the New York senior championship. New York's county team have had a number of notable hurling achievements, particularly the 1958 win over

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. In 1969, New York defeated

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over two legs in what was described as a "world championship cup". In the 2006

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, New York scored a famous 1-18 to 1-12 win over

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. This entitled them to take part in the Ulster final, which had to be delayed because the New York players had trouble travelling, see

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. The delayed game took place in

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on Sunday October 22, 2006 as a curtain-raiser to the

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football final; New York lost 2-20 – 1-14 to Antrim. New York did not play in the 2007

. New York won an

All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship The All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship was an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association between 1974 and 2004 for the so-called 'weaker' hurling teams in Ireland. The teams now play in the Joe McDonagh Cup (Tie ...

in 1996. In November 2022, New York was confirmed as a participant in the 2023 Connacht Hurling League.

Camogie

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, a version of hurling for ladies, is also played by several clubs in New York. The 2010 camogie champion was Na Fianna who retained their title by defeating Cavan 0-17 to 1-10.

Ladies' football

New York has a number of ladies' football teams. The county also fields a ladies' team in the Women's World Cup (this tournament does not include Irish sides).

References

External links

New York GAA Board website
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