Scotland GAA
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The Scotland Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association
(GAA) or Scotland GAA (Irish
; Cumann Luthchleas Gael na hAlba) is one of the county boards
of the GAA outside Ireland
, and is responsible for Gaelic games
in Scotland
. The county board is also responsible for the Scottish inter-county teams. The Board participates with London
, Gloucestershire
, Hertfordshire
, Lancashire
, Warwickshire
, and Yorkshire
under the Britain GAA
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
(GAA) or Scotland GAA (Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
; Cumann Luthchleas Gael na hAlba) is one of the county boards
GAA county
A Gaelic Athletic Association county is a geographic region within the Gaelic Athletic Association , controlled by a county board and originally based on the counties of Ireland as they were in 1884. While the counties of Ireland have changed since the foundation of that date, the GAA counties have...
of the GAA outside Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, and is responsible for Gaelic games
Gaelic 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 Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The county board is also responsible for the Scottish inter-county teams. The Board participates with London
London GAA
The London County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or London GAA is one of the county boards outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in London...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire GAA
The Gloucestershire County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Gloucester GAA, is one of the county boards outside Ireland and is responsible for the running of Gaelic Games in the South West of England and South Wales...
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire GAA
The Hertfordshire County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Hertfordshire GAA is one of the county boards outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in Hertfordshire...
, Lancashire
Lancashire GAA
The Lancashire County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Lancashire GAA is one of the county boards outside Ireland and is responsible for the running of Gaelic Games in the North West of England and the Isle of Man. With Scotland, Warwickshire, Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, London and...
, Warwickshire
Warwickshire GAA
The Warwickshire County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the county boards outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in Warwickshire. The county board is also responsible for the Warwickshire inter-county teams-Hurling:In 2005 Warwickshire fielded a hurling team in...
, and Yorkshire
Yorkshire GAA
The Yorkshire Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Yorkshire GAA, is one of the county boards of the GAA outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in Yorkshire. The county board is also responsible for the Yorkshire inter-county teams...
under the Britain GAA
List of Clubs
- Dundee Dalriada, DundeeDundeeDundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
- Dúnedin ConnollyDúnedin ConnollyDúnedin Connolly GAC is a Gaelic Football club based in Edinburgh Scotland. The club takes their name from the Gaelic name for Edinburgh, Dúnedin and from the Irish political revolutionary James Connolly who was born in the city.- History :...
, EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area... - Glaschu Gaels, GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
- Sands McSwineySands McSwineySands McSwiney is a Gaelic football team formed in 1986 and based in the Lanarkshire town of Coatbridge. The club play home matches on a Gaelic football pitch on the local Townhead municipal playing fields.- History :...
, CoatbridgeCoatbridgeCoatbridge is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, about east of Glasgow city centre, set in the central Lowlands. The town, with neighbouring Airdrie, is part of the Greater Glasgow urban area. The first settlement of the area stretches back to the Stone Age era... - Tír Conaill HarpsTír Conaill HarpsTír Conaill Harps Gaelic Athletics Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association Club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club plays Gaelic Football, Ladies' Gaelic Football as well as Camogie and Women's Shinty. The club is the biggest GAA club in Scotland in terms of structure and has a fully integrated...
, Glasgow
Inter-county team
Scotland fields a representative county team in the All-Britain Junior Football Championship. This team has never won this knockout competition but in 2006 lost the final, in extra-time, to WarwickshireWarwickshire GAA
The Warwickshire County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the county boards outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in Warwickshire. The county board is also responsible for the Warwickshire inter-county teams-Hurling:In 2005 Warwickshire fielded a hurling team in...