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The Gaelic American was an Irish nationalist newspaper published in the United States from 1903 to 1951 that was, along with the Irish Nation, owned by John Devoy. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was re-launched as an online news publication in 2021.
Hurling and Gaelic football have been played in North America ever since Irish immigrants began landing on North American shores. The earliest games of hurling in North America were played in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1788, [2] and there are records of football being played in Hyde Park (now the site of the Civic Center) in San Francisco as early as the 1850s.
This is a category for Gaelic games clubs affiliated to the North American GAA. Subcategories. ... Pages in category "Gaelic games clubs in the United States"
Gaelic games in North America or North America GAA is an unofficial provincial council for the Gaelic Athletic Association and Gaelic games in North America. The board is also responsible for the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, rounders and handball in North America. They do not have a high profile in ...
The St. Louis Gaelic Athletic Club (STLGAC) is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting club primarily focused on promoting Gaelic games in the St. Louis, Missouri metro area. The club was founded as the St. Louis Hurling Club, but changed its name to better reflect the club's participation in its three main sports; hurling ...
The Wolfe Tones Gaelic Football Club was founded in 1957 and first took the field in the summer of 1958. [1] While not the oldest Gaelic Football club in Chicago, the Wolfe Tones is one of the most successful clubs in North America with 22 senior Chicago titles and 13 North American Championships and competing in 17 NCAB finals.
The club was named Napper Tandy after an Irish patriot. From the beginning, according to John Devoy in the Gaelic American, the secretary of Napper Tandy and later of the Clan na Gael was William James Nicholson. He was secretary from 1867 to 1874 when he was dismissed for loaning Camp Funds which were not repaid.
In March 2022, it was announced the collection would move to Fairfield in partnership with the Gaelic-American Club (GAC), a plan that was unanimously voted for by the Quinnipiac Board of Trustees. [10] A selective exhibition opened temporarily on Old Post Road that September and October, pending establishment of the new museum site. [11]