| British Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association | |
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| Formation | 1898 |
| Type | Sports Organisation |
| Headquarters | Páirc na hÉireann[1] Catherine De Barnes Lane Solihull West Midlands United Kingdom B92 0DB Emerald GAA Grounds West End Road South Ruislip HA4 6QX London |
| Membership | Assorted governing bodies and clubs |
| Website | http://britain.gaa.ie |
The British Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael An Bhreatain)[2] or British 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 3 Nicky Rackard Cup and Ulster Senior Hurling Championship, while Warwickshire play in the tier 4 Lory Meagher Cup.
The British Council is responsible for the 7 counties of Britain (Scotland is treated as a county rather than a country.) The most popular sport is Gaelic football and some clubs are dedicated only to that sport.
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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.
Whilst many weekday and Sunday league games are played on rugby pitches or improvised parks, there are special gaelic grounds in England for cup finals and important inter-provincial games. The two main grounds are the Emerald GAA Grounds, in Ruislip, London, and Páirc na hÉireann, in Solihull, Birmingham.
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