British GAA

British Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association
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.co.uk

The British Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael na Breataine)^[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 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

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, near Birmingham.

References

↑ http://www.britain.gaa.ie/index.html
↑ "CLG na Breataine - súil siar agus ar aghaidh". Beo!. 2010. Retrieved 2012-05-28.

External links

Counties of the British GAA
Counties	Gloucestershire Hertfordshire Lancashire London Scotland Warwickshire Yorkshire
Higher Education	British Universities

Governing bodies of the Gaelic Athletic Association
GAA Provinces and Counties
Provincial councils	Connacht Council Leinster Council Munster Council Ulster Council British Council
Counties of Connacht	Galway Leitrim Mayo Roscommon Sligo
Counties of Leinster	Carlow Dublin Kildare Kilkenny Laois Longford Louth Meath Offaly Westmeath Wexford Wicklow
Counties of Munster	Clare Cork Kerry Limerick Tipperary Waterford
Counties of Ulster	Antrim Armagh Cavan Derry Donegal Down Fermanagh Monaghan Tyrone
Counties of Britain	Gloucestershire Hertfordshire Lancashire London Scotland Warwickshire Yorkshire
Other counties	Asian Australasia Canadian Europe New York North American (USA excluding New York)
Non-county bodies	Annual Congress Féile na nGael Higher Education Games Administration Committee Scór
Associated bodies	GAA Handball Camogie Association Ladies' Gaelic Football Association Irish Collegiate Handball Association
Structure of the Gaelic Athletic Association

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