https://www.gaa.ie/the-gaa/history
The foundation of the GAA. When Michael Cusack moved to Dublin, in 1877, to open his academy preparing Irish students for the Civil Service examinations, sport throughout Ireland was the preserve of the middle and ascended classes. Within Cusack's academy, sport was central with students who were encouraged to participate in rugby, cricket

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaelic_Athletic_Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael [ˈkʊmˠən̪ˠ ˈl̪ˠuːˌçlʲasˠ ˈɡeːlˠ]; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball and rounders.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Gaelic_Athletic_Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association itself was founded in 1884. Foundation and early history [ edit ] The man credited with much of the original impetus for founding the GAA was Michael Cusack from County Clare , born in 1847.

https://www.gaa.ie/the-gaa/history/1884-1945
Timeline 1884-1945. 1884 Foundation of the GAA. At the behest of Michael Cusack seven men met in Hayes Hotel, Thurles on November 1, 1884 and founded the Gaelic Athletic Association for the preservation and cultivation of our national pastimes. Maurice Davin was elected President, Michael Cusack, John Wyse Power and John McKay elected

https://theculturetrip.com/europe/ireland/articles/the-history-of-the-gaa-in-1-minute
Kate Phelan 14 December 2016. Founded in 1884, the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) was created to revitalise those Irish national pastimes - such as hurling - that were in danger of dying out. The resurgence of traditional Irish sports that followed contributed deeply to a broader sense of Irish nationalism growing within the country

https://www.gaa.ie/the-gaa/about-the-gaa
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) is Ireland's largest sporting organisation. It is celebrated as one of the great amateur sporting associations in the world. It is part of the Irish consciousness and plays an influential role in Irish society that extends far beyond the basic aim of promoting Gaelic games.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/inside-the-heart-of-the-gaa-1.693334
TOM HUMPHRIES. Sat Jul 4 2009 - 01:00. SPORT: The Gaelic Athletic Association 1884-2009 Edited by Mike Cronin, Paul Rouse and William Murphy Irish Academic Press, 300pp, €29.95 - STRANGE, but

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2022/12/03/a-history-of-the-gaa-in-100-objects-the-nations-dominant-cultural-force-in-a-sweet-nutshell/
A History of the GAA in 100 Objects: the nation's dominant cultural force in a sweet nutshell From a fateful letter written in 1884 and a gold key for Casement Park to a unique wooden hurling

https://www.connollycove.com/gaelic-athletic-association-gaa/
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), founded in 1884, embodies the essence of Irish identity and heritage through its commitment to preserving and promoting traditional Irish games. Much more than a sports organisation, the GAA is a guardian of Ireland's past, a beacon of unity, and a driving force in shaping the nation's future.

https://crokepark.ie/stadium/stadium-history-development/gaa-history
about; The history of the GAA. Croke Park is home and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), Ireland's largest sporting organisation.. Celebrated as one of the great amateur sporting associations in the world, it is part of the Irish consciousness and plays an influential role in Irish society that extends far beyond the basic aim of promoting Gaelic games.

https://oldmooresalmanac.com/a-history-of-the-gaa-restoring-irish-pride/
The history of the GAA is inextricably linked with the Gaelic revival of the late nineteenth century. This movement gained momentum in response to the decline of Irish language and culture, which had been decimated by the famine and emigration of the preceding decades. In reviving Irish sport, the GAA was crucial in helping to rebuild our

https://archive.org/details/illustratedhisto0000corr
An illustrated history of the GAA by Corry, Eoghan, 1961-Publication date 2005 Topics Gaelic Athletic Association -- History, Gaelic games -- Ireland -- History Publisher Dublin : Gill & Macmillan Collection internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English.

https://costagaels.com/a-short-history-of-the-gaa-long-time-ago/
GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association) football and hurling have been arousing Irish passions for a long, long time. Football became popular as early as the 16th century, when teams might have consisted of all the able-bodied men of a town or parish. In those earliest days, the rather unorganized game would begin between the two towns and end when

https://www.scoilnet.ie/uploads/resources/34677/34432.pdf
To commemorate the centenary of the 1916 Rising, the GAA has created an online digital archive that showcases the rich history of the GAA during the revolutionary period of 1913-1923. This archive contains digital copies of GAA photographs, match reports, posters, administrative documents and museum artefacts relevant to the period 1913-1923.

https://www.rte.ie/archives/2015/0121/674502-history-of-the-gaa/
The history of the GAA, the decline in the popularity of Gaelic games and the influence of 'The Ban' are all the subject of this episode of 'Wednesday Report' from 1970. Howard Kinlay

https://www.gaa.ie/my-gaa/getting-involved/football-history-and-evolution
Football - History and Evolution. A rough-and tumble form of Gaelic football was common throughout the middle ages, similar versions of which abounded throughout Europe and eventually became the forebears of both soccer and rugby. Though references to Irish Football are practically non-existent before the 1600s the earliest records of a

https://historyhub.ie/what-actually-happened-at-the-founding-meeting-of-the-gaa
In a podcast for the History Hub.ie podcast series Dr Paul Rouse (UCD) examines a key moment in the development of modern Ireland which took place in the billiards room of Lizzy Hayes' Commercial Hotel in Thurles, Co Tipperary on November 1st 1884 - the founding of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Dr Rouse lectures in modern Irish history in the School of History & Archives UCD and is the

https://gaacork.ie/history-of-gaa/
The Founding of the GAA. At 3.00 p.m. on Saturday 1st November 1884, a small group of men, at least seven and possibly as many as fourteen , met in the billiard-room of Miss Hayes\'s Commercial Hotel in Thurles, and there founded the Gaelic Athletic Association for the Preservation and Cultivation of National Pastimes.

https://www.juniorcyclehistory.ie/the-gaa.html
Céim Ar Aghaidh: History of the GAA. Céim Ar Aghaidh: GAA in 1948. Céim Ar Aghaidh: Hurley Making. Céim Ar Aghaidh: Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh. the irish story - 'As a Gael should meet Gaels' - The Gaelic Athletic Association in the Irish Free State. Gaelic Sunday - The GAA v the British Empire.

https://www.scoilnet.ie/search/resource/entity/show/Lre/17728/
A website dedicated to GAA history with information about the foundation, centenary archive, timelines from 1884 -2015, the presidents and general secretaries. How it maps to the curriculum. 5-6 ... Suggestions for use: Use resource as a teacher resource in your history lessons. Co-ordinate your planning so that your physical education lesson

https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/roi2-t-110-history-of-the-gaa-timeline-powerpoint
Discover the history of an important Irish institution with our History of the GAA PowerPoint. Find out how the GAA originated in Tipperary, what happened on Bloody Sunday in 1920, how the association has developed in more recent years, and more! Use our resource to inspire your class and encourage their independent research skills. You could ask children to find out more about key figures in

https://www.thesun.ie/sport/13242885/gaa-seamus-moynihan-kerry-derry-all-ireland/
GAA great reveals Míchéal Ó Muircheartaigh's touching gesture when he was a kid. ... PAST HISTORY. With five minutes of normal time remaining in the last-four clash of the sides in 2023, Derry

https://www.gaa.ie/the-gaa/history/1945-2015
Timeline 1945-2015. The 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Final, between Cavan and Kerry, was played in the Polo Grounds, New York, to stimulate interest in Gaelic Games amongst the Irish-American population there. The final, with Cavan victorious, was a resounding success with new clubs formed throughout America and a profit of close to £

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/catholic-man-attacked-in-portadown-for-wearing-gaa-jersey/ar-BB1oU0FN
Portadown has a history of sectarian violence. ... The latest victim of a sectarian attack in the town said he was challenged while wearing a Los San Patricios GAA Club, Mexico City, jersey as he

https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/derrys-long-awaited-factory-girls-sculpture-nearing-installation-FFK63HOYT5FHFFKZFDNO4HCKWA/
The Factory Girls artwork is a celebration of local shirt factory workers and the important role they played in the city and district's cultural, heritage and economic history.

https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-41421886.html
If we were to give you the two dates for the big-ball instances, 2005 and 2007, it might perhaps help to jog the memory. The first decade of the new millennium was characterised by regular Cork and Kerry meetings at GAA headquarters - unfortunately for the Rebels, the outcome was always the same but the mise en scene beforehand varied.

https://www.breakingnews.ie/explained/explained-could-dublin-get-an-economic-windfall-from-taylor-swift-1642911.html/
From JFK-Nixon in 1960 to Trump and Biden's shouting match: The history of US presidential debates Sport GAA preview: Kerry v Derry the pick of quarter-final ties

https://www.gaa.ie/my-gaa/getting-involved/hurling-history-and-evolution
Hurling - History and Evolution. Hurling is one of the oldest field games in the world and is popular for at least 3000 years in Ireland with the first literary reference dating back to 1272 BC. Hurling is often referenced in Irish myths and legends, the most famous of which has to be the early account found in the Táin Bo Cuailgne, a

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2024/06/23/teams-gear-up-to-face-the-all-ireland-quarter-final-draws/
On Saturday, Roscommon beat Tyrone in the championship for the first time and on Sunday Louth booked a maiden appearance in the All-Ireland quarter-finals following a first triumph over Cork since

https://www.gaa.ie/article/remembering-larry-stanley
The initiative was driven by the local community in Caragh with the support of the GAA History and Commemoration Committee, and with GAA Ard Stiúrthóir Tom Ryan one of the guests in attendance for its unveiling. Originally a member of a team from Blacktrench in Kildare until they went out of existence, Larry Stanley won county titles in 1918