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List Of Gaelic Games Clubs Outside Ireland
This is a list of Gaelic games clubs across the world outside Ireland, organised by the club's associated County (Gaelic games), county (the name for a unit in which a club is grouped). Gaelic games clubs exist on every continent (except Antarctica). Common abbreviations used in club names are: * CC: Camogie Club or Cumann Camogaíochta * CLG: Cumann Lútchleas Gael (Gaelic Athletic Club, or Gaelic Athletic Association) * CPG: Cumann Peile Gaelach (Gaelic Football Club) * GAA: Gaelic Athletic Association (now often used for individual clubs) * GAC: Gaelic Athletic Club (often denotes that more than one sport is played) * GFC: Gaelic Football Club * HC: Hurling Club * HCC: Hurling and Camogie Club * LGFC: Ladies' Gaelic Football Club Africa South Africa * SA Gaels * Zulu Gaels Uganda * Uganda GAA Asia Myanmar * The Celts (Myanmar Celts Gaelic Sports Association) Cambodia * Cairde Khmer GAA China * Beijing GAA * Dalian Wolfhounds * Lantau Warriors * Shanghai GAA, China * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelic Games
Gaelic games () are a set of sports played worldwide, though they are particularly popular in Ireland, where they originated. They include Gaelic football, hurling, Gaelic handball and rounders. Football and hurling, the most popular of the sports, are both organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Women's versions of hurling and football are also played: camogie, organised by the Camogie Association of Ireland, and ladies' Gaelic football, organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association. While women's versions are not organised by the GAA (with the exception of handball, where men's and women's handball competitions are both organised by the GAA Handball organisation), they are closely associated with it but are still separate organisations. Gaelic games clubs exist all over the world. They are Ireland's most popular sports, ahead of rugby union and association football. Almost a million people (977,723) attended 45 GAA senior championships games in 2017 (up 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Kerry Gaels
The Kingdom Kerry Gaels GFC are a Gaelic football club based in Finchley in North London. The club was formed in 1959 and are one of the most successful clubs in London GAA. The club currently has both a men's team and a ladies team that compete in their respective London Senior championships History Men's Team Kingdom GAA club London was founded in 1959 by Michael Walsh, Josie O'Connell, Bill Cremins, Sean and Brendan Kerrisk and Jerome Spillane (uncle of Pat Spillane). Fielding a junior team in its first year Kingdom won promotion to Intermediate and got promoted to senior in 1963. Kingdom reached its first senior final in 1966 where they were beaten by Parnells by one point. Three more finals were lost before the Golden Era of the 70's when Kingdom won 6 senior championships in a row (1973–1978), a feat which was never achieved by any other club before or since. 6 British championships and 2 All-Ireland 7-a-side championships were also secured during this period. Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isle Of Man
The Isle of Man ( , also ), or Mann ( ), is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. As head of state, Charles III holds the title Lord of Mann and is represented by a Lieutenant Governor. The government of the United Kingdom is responsible for the Isle of Man's military defence and represents it abroad, but the Isle of Man still has a separate international identity. Humans have lived on the island since before 6500 BC. Gaelic cultural influence began in the 5th century AD, when Irish missionaries following the teaching of St Patrick began settling the island, and the Manx language, a branch of the Goidelic languages, emerged. In 627, King Edwin of Northumbria conquered the Isle of Man along with most of Mercia. In the 9th century, Norsemen established the thalassocratic Kingdom of the Isles, which included the Hebrides and the Northern Isles, along with the Isle of Man as the southernmost island. Magnus Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancashire GAA
The Lancashire County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), or Lancashire GAA, is one of the county boards outside Ireland and is responsible for the running of Gaelic games in the North West of England and on the Isle of Man. With Scotland, Warwickshire, Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, London and Yorkshire, the board makes up the British Provincial Board. The Lancashire board oversees the Lancashire Junior Championship, the Lancashire Junior League, and the first and second division of the Pennine League. The executive committee consists of a chair, secretary and treasurer, and the county has two representatives on the British Provincial Council Executive Committee. The county crest depicts the Celtic cross and shamrock, the red rose of Lancashire and a ship representing the voyage taken by all of those who have left Ireland to make Lancashire their home or the place they are passing through. The crest was designed by former county secretary Seán Hackett in 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Joseph's (Waltham Cross)
St Joseph’s GAA (Waltham Cross), commonly known as St Joes, is a Gaelic football club based in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England. Founded in 2005, the club competes in the Hertfordshire Gaelic Athletic Association (Herts GAA), fielding youth, senior, and ladies’ teams, promoting Gaelic football across all age groups. History St Joseph’s GAA was founded in April 2005 by Noel Griffin, a native of Carraroe, County Galway, to introduce Gaelic football to the youth of Waltham Cross and nearby areas. Named after St Joseph’s Parish in Waltham Cross, the club adopted maroon and white colours inspired by Carraroe and joined Herts GAA as a junior club, competing against teams from Watford, St Albans, Luton, and Oxford. The club began fielding Under-8, Under-10, Under-12, Under-14, and Under-16 teams, with its first success in September 2010 when the Under-16s won the Herts County Championship. In July 2011, a senior team was formed, followed by a ladies’ team in 2016. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridge Parnells
Cambridge Parnells are a Gaelic football club in the city of Cambridge, England. History The history of the club is a short one. The club was formed in April 2006 by students at the University of Cambridge. However, the club re-established Gaelic games in the city after the presence of Cambridge Harps, a team that competed up until the late 1980s. Underage teams came through in the 2010s and won county honours but the club is currently made up of just adult teams. The Men's team compete in the Hertfordshire county, alongside clubs from Watford, St Albans, Luton, Waltham Cross and Oxford, and won County Championships in 2007 and 2009. However, success was not as forthcoming in the following years as firstly Glen Rovers of Watford and then Eire Og of Oxford dominated Hertfordshire football, with Parnells often struggling to field competitive teams. In recent seasons Parnells have been closer to the leading clubs, losing the 2022 Championship Semi Final to Eire Og by a point and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hertfordshire GAA
The Hertfordshire County Board or Hertfordshire GAA is one of the seven county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Great Britain, and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games in Hertfordshire, England. Clubs Football * Cambridge Parnells (Cambridge) - Ladies' and Men's Gaelic football *Claddagh Gaels (Luton) - Ladies' Gaelic football *Éire Óg (Oxford) - Ladies' and Men's Gaelic football *Glen Rovers (Watford) - Ladies' and Men's Gaelic football *St Joseph's (Waltham Cross) - Ladies' Men's Gaelic football *St Colmcille's (St Albans) - Ladies' and Men's Gaelic football *St Vincent's (Luton) - Men's Gaelic football *St Dympna's (Luton) - Men's Gaelic football Hurling *St Declan's (amalgamation of all clubs) - competes at hurling in the Warwickshire region History The county board was created in 1960 when it was deemed that the number of clubs in the region north of London supported a separate league. The area is not in fact just Hertfordshire bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloucestershire GAA
The Gloucestershire County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Gloucester GAA, is one of the county boards outside Ireland and is responsible for the running of Gaelic Games in the South West of England and South Wales. With Scotland GAA, Scotland, Warwickshire, Lancashire GAA, Lancashire, Hertfordshire GAA, Hertfordshire, London GAA, London and Yorkshire GAA, Yorkshire, the board makes up the Britain GAA, British Provincial Board. The Gloucestershire board oversees the Gaelic Football League and Championship of Gloucestershire. The County Board has been in existence since 1959 and in 2008 Gloucestershire won the British Junior Football Championship for the first time, defeating Warwickshire in the final in Cardiff on a scoreline of 1-12 (15) to 0-06. St Jude's GAA of Bournemouth, Southampton and Portsmouth are the current county champions, having defeated St Nicholas GAC, Bristol in the 2018 Gloucestershire County Championship. Gloucestershire Senior Football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas McCurtains GAA
Thomas McCurtains is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Goodmayes, East London, with Adult teams also training in Hackney Marshes and Stratford (London Stadium). The club covers a wide area and current players live in many different areas, including, London and Essex. The club was founded in 1920, making it one of London's oldest GAA clubs. The club offers hurling, camogie, gaelic football, ladies' football and GAA handball from under-8s up to adults. History The club was founded in 1920 from members of the Forest Gate Branch of the Gaelic League. It soon adopted the name of Tomás Mac Curtain (1884–1920), in honour of the late Lord Mayor of Cork whom members of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) shot dead during the Irish War of Independence, but the club was often referred to as Forest Gate in the early days. McCurtains' first fixtures came in 1921 when the club entered the first London GAA league and championship competitions to be played after the First World War in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tír Chonaill Gaels
Tír Chonaill Gaels Gaelic Football Club are a Gaelic football club based in Greenford, London. The club was formed in London in 1962, making it one of the oldest clubs outside Ireland. The club is one of the most successful in the London GAA, with many players representing London at Inter-County level. History The club was founded in 1962 by men hailing from County Donegal, Ireland. The first club meeting took place at the Red Lion Pub in Kilburn, London. The club is now one of the most successful in London and Britain. They won the junior championship and league in 1963, then winning the intermediate championship and league in the 70's, as well as claiming the Sean Shiels and Murphy Cups. The club continued to strengthen and won its first Senior London Championship in 1983, as well as winning the All-Britain Championship. Since then the club has won eight London and British Senior Championships respectively. The club has also won numerous All British B&I nine a-side tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Kiernan's GFC
St Kiernan's Gaelic Football Club is a Gaelic football club based in the London Borough of Barnet. It currently fields teams, men's and ladies', from Under 5's up to Adult (Men's & Ladies'), including Senior, Junior (London-born development team) and Reserve at men's adult level with in excess of 300 members throughout the club. History The club was founded in September 1984 in St Anthonys parish, Edgware; it was named in honour of its founding president and parish priest, Fr. Tom Kiernan; Kiernan is a variant of Ternan. Three years after the club's formation in 1988 St. Kiernan's moved to Montrose Playing Fields in Burnt Oak, remaining at the pitch until 2018. As of 2022, the club are based at King George V Playing Fields south of Barnet, with development of clubhouse and indoor training facility due for completion in 2023. Following a number of barren years at senior level, the club was relegated to the Intermediate ranks in 2008 triggering a full-scale reset, resulting in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seán Treacy's HC (London)
Seán Treacy's Hurling Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in London, England. The club was founded in 1958 and is exclusively concerned with the game of hurling. History The Sean Treacy's club was founded in 1958 at 18 Marius Road, Tooting Bec, South London, and was named after Irish War of Independence fighter Seán Treacy (1895–1920). Its founding members were Mick Maunsell, Martin McGrath, Pakie Hourigan, Paddy Quinlan (all Limerick), Johnny Connolly (Galway) and Paddy Crowe (Tipperary). The team trained in Tooting Bec Common and reached the final in their first year. They were narrowly defeated by a single point by Brothers Pearse. Honours * London Senior Hurling Championship The London Senior Hurling Championship is a Gaelic Athletic Association cup competition between the top hurling clubs in London, England. Format Group stage Six clubs start in the group stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team p ... (5): 1984, 1991, 1993, 1994, 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
