Philadelphia Division Board
Encyclopedia
The Philadelphia Divisional Board of the North American GAA is the governing body of hurling
, camogie
, and Gaelic football
in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. It is affiliated to the North American Board
. Until the 2006 North American Convention, its territory included the Washington DC/Baltimore
area.
in Philadelphia was in 1914 when a meeting was held at Philo Celtic Gaelic Football Club .
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
, camogie
Camogie
Camogie is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women; it is almost identical to the game of hurling played by men. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and world wide, largely among Irish communities....
, and Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. It is affiliated to the North American Board
North American GAA
The North American County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or North American GAA is one of the boards of the GAA outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in the United States of America, excluding the New York metropolitan region, which is under the control of the New York GAA...
. Until the 2006 North American Convention, its territory included the Washington DC/Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
area.
History
The first recorded evidence of the Gaelic gamesGaelic games
Gaelic games are sports played in Ireland under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The two main games are Gaelic football and hurling...
in Philadelphia was in 1914 when a meeting was held at Philo Celtic Gaelic Football Club .
External links
- GAA Official website
- Philly GAA Official website
- North American Board Official website
- Continental Youth Championships official website