British GAA
Irish: | Breataine |
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Major grounds: | Páirc na hÉireann[1] Catherine De Barnes Lane Bickenhill West Midlands United Kingdom B92 0DB Emerald GAA Grounds West End Road South Ruislip HA4 6QX Middlesex |
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The British Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael na Breataine)[2] or Britain GAA is the only provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in Great Britain. The board is also responsible for the British Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and ladies' Gaelic football inter-county teams.
London compete in the National Hurling League in hurling, and in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (as part of Connacht) and National Football League in Gaelic football. Since the reorganisation of the hurling championships into 3 tiers, London now play in the tier 2 Christy Ring Cup while Warwickshire and Lancashire play in the tier 4 Lory Meagher Cup.
The British Council is responsible for the seven GAA counties of Britain: Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, Lancashire, London, Scotland, Warwickshire and Yorkshire. The GAA counties cover wider areas than their names suggest; the Hertfordshire County Board, for example, oversees clubs in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Oxfordshire; Gloucestershire GAA reaches into South Wales, Warwickshire GAA includes Staffordshire and Birmingham, and so on. The most popular sport is Gaelic football and some clubs are dedicated only to that sport.
History
The history of the London branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) dates back to the 19th century. Sam Maguire started his career here.
The old Wembley Stadium has played host to a number of Gaelic football and hurling games, the first taking place in 1958.
Facilities
Many British GAA games are played on council fields, there are some dedicated GAA grounds in Britain. The two main grounds are the Emerald GAA Grounds, in Ruislip, London, and Páirc na hÉireann, in Solihull, near Birmingham.
All Britain Junior Football Club Championship
Year | Winners | Score | Runners-Up | Score | Venue |
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2019 | Thomas McCurtains | 1-11 | Glasgow Gaels | 0-7 | Beeston Rd, Leeds |
2018 | Dunedin Connollys | 3-12 | Neasden Gaels | 2-12 | |
2017 | Dunedin Connollys | 1-17 | Sean McDermotts | 1-12 | |
2016 | Dunedin Connollys | 1-19 | John Mitchels (Liverpool) | 2-14 (AET) | |
2015 | John Mitchels (Liverpool) | 2-08 | Sean McDermotts | 0-08 | |
2014 | John Mitchels (Liverpool) | 4-12 | North London Shamrocks | 3-11 | |
2013 | John Mitchels (Liverpool) | 2-15 | Dunedin Connollys | 1-11 | |
2012 | St. Peters, Manchester | 2-17 | St. Colmcille's, Cardiff | 1-03 | |
2011 | |||||
2010 | Sean McDermotts | ||||
2009 | Dunedin Connollys | ||||
2008 | Tara | ||||
2007 | Thomas McCurtains | ||||
2006 | Fulham Irish | Oisins | |||
2005 | |||||
2004 | |||||
2003 | Sean McDermotts | ||||
2002 | Sean McDermotts | ||||
2001 | |||||
2000 | Sean McDermotts | ||||
1999 | Hugh O'Neills | 1–11 | Sean McDermotts | 0–04 | |
1998 | Sean McDermotts | ||||
1997 | Southern Gaels, Bournemouth | ||||
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1995 | Sean McDermotts | ||||
1994 | Oisins | ||||
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1990 | |||||
1989 | Kingdom (London) | 1–12 | St. Vincent's, Luton | 0–04 | |
1988 | Sean McDermotts | ||||
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1983 | |||||
1982 | Hugh O'Neills | 1–06 | Parnells, London | 0–08 | |
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1980 | Tara | 1–08 | Hugh O'Neills | 2–02 |
Note: this championship does not include London's senior champions[3]
All Britain Junior Football County Championship
Year | Winners | Score | Runners-Up | Score | Venue |
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2019 | Scotland | 3–12 | Warwickshire | 3–11 | Pairc na h'Eireann |
2018 | Kilkenny | 6–12 | Warwickshire | 0–09 | Pairc na h'Eireann |
2017 | Kilkenny | 3–15 | Warwickshire | 1–06 | Pairc na h'Eireann |
2016 | Lancashire | 1–10 | London | 2–06 | |
2015 | Kilkenny | Scotland | Edinburgh | ||
2014 | Scotland | 3–10 | Warwickshire | 2–07 | Pairc na h'Eireann |
2013 | Lancashire | Hertfordshire | |||
2012 | Lancashire | 2–10 | London | 0–10 | |
2011 | Lancashire | 1–11 | Warwickshire | 0–04 | |
2010 | Lancashire | ||||
2009 | Lancashire | ||||
2008 | Gloucestershire | ||||
2007 | London | ||||
2006 | Warwickshire | Scotland | Pairc na h'Eireann | ||
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- Warwickshire: 1968, 1969, 1973
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "CLG na Breataine - súil siar agus ar aghaidh". Beo!. 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ http://www.theirishworld.com/all-britain-junior-title-race-is-on/