New York GAA

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Irish:	Nua Eabhrac
Nickname(s):	The Exiles
Dominant sport:	Dual County
Ground(s):	Gaelic Park, New York City
County colours:	White and blue
County teams
Football Championship:	Sam Maguire Cup
Hurling Championship:	Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

The New York County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Nua Eabhrac) , or New York GAA, is one of the county boards of the GAA outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in the New York metropolitan area. The county board is also responsible for the New York football, hurling, camogie and ladies football teams.

History

Gaelic Games have been played in New York since the foundation of the GAA. The New York county board Administer the New York metropolitan area .

Hurling

In the 2006 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship New York scored a famous 1-12 to 1-18 win over Derry. This entitled them to take part in the Ulster final, which had to be delayed because the New York players had trouble travelling [1], see All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2006. The delayed game took place in Boston on Sunday October 22nd 2006 as a curtain-raiser to the Interprovincial Championship football final, New York lost 2-20 – 1-14 to Antrim.

External links

• New York GAA Board website
• New York Ladies GAA website