The Central Divisional Board of the
North American GAA is the
governing body of
hurling
Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...
,
camogie
Camogie ( ; ga, camógaíocht ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities.
A variant of the game of hurling (which is played by men onl ...
, and
gaelic football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
in an area centered on
Chicago. It is affiliated to the
North American Board, and its territory was expanded in 2006 to include
Milwaukee. Its headquarters are at Gaelic Park, a custom built facility for Gaelic games in the
South side of Chicago. The facility has hosted major tournaments such as the North American playoffs. It hosted the 2007
Continental Youth Championship
The Continental Youth Championships (CYC) is an annual weekend tournament of Gaelic football, hurling, and camogie organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association. It is contested by teams from the USA and Canada, and is a separate competition from ...
s and the 2007 North American Playoffs.
The Central Divisional Board has 28 registered clubs playing Gaelic football, hurling, ladies Gaelic football, and camogie.
External links
GAAofficial website
North American Boardofficial website
Continental Youth Championshipsofficial website
Irish-American culture in Chicago
Irish-American culture in Illinois
Irish-American culture in Wisconsin
North American GAA
Sports associations based in Chicago
Gaelic games governing bodies in the United States
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