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Gaelic Sports

Gaelic sports are traditional games played in Ireland. Among these are Gaelic football, hurling, rounders, and Gaelic handball – all of which are organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).

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When was Navan O'Mahonys GAA created?

Feohanagh-Castlemahon GAA was created in 1890.

What games come under GAA?

Gaelic Athletic Association. See the related question below.

How many GAA cluns are there in fermanagh?

There are 33 GAA clubs in Roscommon:

# Athleague # Ballinameen # Boyle # Castlerea # Clann na nGael # Clonguis # Creggs # Eire Og # Elphin # Four Roads # Fuerty # Kilbride # Kilglass Gaels # Kilmore # Michael Glavey's # Oran # Padraig Pearses # Roscommon Gaels # Shannon Gaels # St Aidan's # St Barry's # St Brigid's # St Ciaran's # St Croan's # St Dominic's # St Faithleach's # St Joseph's # St Michael's # St Ronan's # Strokestown # Tremane # Tulsk # Western Gaels

What is kilkenny's GAA pitch called?

Kerry has many GAA pitches. The county team uses Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney as their home ground.

How many camogie clubs are in Ireland?

The main league in Ireland is called the All Ireland League which was founded in 1990. In total there are 51 rugby clubs in Ireland.

What are the colors of all the counties in Ireland?

Below is a list of the counties and their colours. Many counties have the same colours as other counties, though arranged in different ways on their shirts and shorts. Combinations of red and white are common, as are green and gold. Most with similar colours are distinguishable, as different colours dominate over the other colour in most cases, but some are almost identical in style like Galway and Westmeath or Cork and Louth.

  • Dublin (Sky blue and navy)
  • Kildare (White)
  • Meath (Green and gold)
  • Laois (Blue and white)
  • Louth (Red and white)
  • Longford (Blue and gold)
  • Offaly (Green, white and gold)
  • Carlow (Green, red and yellow)
  • Kilkenny (Black and amber)
  • Wexford (Purple and gold)
  • Wicklow (Blue and gold)
  • Westmeath (Maroon and white)
  • Fermanagh (Green and white)
  • Donegal (Green and gold)
  • Antrim (Saffron and white)
  • Cavan (Blue and white)
  • Tyrone (White and red)
  • Down (Black and red)
  • Armagh (Orange and white)
  • Derry (Red and white)
  • Monaghan (White and blue)
  • Cork (Red and white)
  • Kerry (Green and gold)
  • Clare (Gold and blue)
  • Waterford (White and blue)
  • Tipperary (Blue and gold)
  • Limerick (Green and white)
  • Galway (Maroon and white)
  • Mayo (Green and red)
  • Roscommon (Primrose and blue)
  • Leitrim (Green and gold)
  • Sligo (Black and white)

What are the roscommon county colours?

Yellow and blue. Sometimes the yellow that Roscommon wear is referred to as primrose.

When did sponsoring start in the GAA?

Sponsor names first appeared on the shirts of GAA teams in 1991.

How many all stars do Wicklow have?

Kevin O'Brien won an all-star for Wicklow in 1990.

How many people watch Gaelic on tv?

For the 2009 Hurling Championship All-Ireland final, there was a 68% TV audience share in Ireland. An average audience of 771,000 people watched the match and the audience peaked at 912,000, in the dying minutes of the match. That is just the figures from within Ireland. All around the world Irish people and others, would be watching the final on TV. So the real numbers would run into millions of people. On top of that you would have radio listeners in Ireland and worldwide and people getting it through the internet. So that would make those watching or listening to it huge.

What Tipperary player has the most all-stars?

Nicky English, who has 6:

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How many meters is croke park?

Croke Park, the largest stadium in Ireland, is approximately 145 meters in length and 90 meters in width.

Where can you get a transcript of Clare captain Anthony Daly's acceptance speeches from the All-Ireland Hurling Final in 1995 and 1997?

You could try contacting some of the newspapers in County Clare. See the link below for the Clare Champion.

See the link below for the video of the 1995 speech.

When was croke park built?

Croke Park has been rebuilt several times, starting in the late 19th century, with the most modern development being between 1993 and 2005.

What is the names of the stands at Croke Park?

The Davin Stand, The Cusack Stand and The Hogan Stand. There is also a terrace known as Hill 16.