A large portion of antrim is hilly, especially in the east, where the highest elevations are attained. Antrim s county board decision to introduce a city league in 1908, one of the first in gaelic history, was a more legitimate explanation. The search for a new home, which was launched prechristmas 2005 has now evolved to a stage, where county and province have joined in forging a bright future for antrim gaa, by way of a centre of excellence, which will cater for the growing needs of the three partners,club, county and province over the coming decades. Cumann luthchleas gael coiste chontae aontroma or antrim gaa is one of the 32 county boards of the gaa in ireland, and is responsible for gaelic games in county antrim. After trailing by 14 to 03 at the interval the belfast school ran out winners by 309 to 210. Now is the time for the whole country to look north.
Antrims first allstar, ciaran barr, helped belfast club rossa to reach the 1989 club hurling. A new book revealing the hidden history of the impact of the first world. County antrim named after the town of antrim, from irish. In doing this we shall attempt to record a brief history of the clubs that played an active role in establishing. Antrim autumn 4g series for club football and hurling teams antrim county are organising a series of hurling and football tournaments during the autumn. Official sponsors of the gaa football allireland championship official sponsors of the gaa hurling allireland. One allireland club hurler is soon heading to act in new york and has a role in the. Contae aontroma na luathbhliantaba sa bhliain 1885 a bunaiodh gaeil bheal feirste no ceannrodaithe bheal feirste mar abfhearr aithne orthu san am. The head of antrim gaa has said casement park may need to be redeveloped into a county ground, as opposed to a provincial stadium if a construction date is not set by early next year. It is bordered by a mile wide channel which separates the torr head from the scottish coast. When michael cusack moved to dublin, in 1877, to open his academy preparing irish students for the civil service examinations, sport throughout ireland was the preserve of the middle and ascended classes. A glensman himself from the tenth glen, glenravel, mr. This follows on from the hugely popular animated skills and drills for gaelic football.
A brief history of county antrim, northern ireland mooney. School 3 colleges all stars, all the ulster colleges hurling competitions. Antrim games development announce autumn 9aside 4g. Ie is an irish based online bookstore offering a wide diverse range of books, new releases, bestsellers, bargains and rare books, with worldwide delivery. Senior hurlers hope to defy the history books dublin gaa. Get your antrim gaa jersey, antrim hurling, football and camogie gear.
Ciaran johnson lobbed it into the danger area, and once it broke to the. Every christmas day from after mass until nightfall. Gleann tuaths cathair le cheile the city and the glens together. Harry hume whose subject was the glens of antrim a place and people apart. Antrim gaa clg chontae aontroma the official county. The headquarters of the ulster gaa is based in armagh city. Corrigan park book revives many great memories for. No fixtures for this competition or the servasport fixtures system is down. St marys gac rasharkin club history book the publication begins with the dawn of gaelic games in the parish of rasharkin in 1909 under the banner of.
Hume had an intimate knowledge of their history and the characters both past and present who inhabited them. The book touches on how the gaa games survived during the beginning of the 20th century, and then really took off in south antrim when the county board purchased a plot of land along the edge of the whiterock road in the late 1920s. A monster sports meeting was held before 5,000 enthusiastic spectators. Wexford gaa project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Headline now is the time for the whole country to look north. A peoples history mark duncan, mike cronin, paul rouse on. Cushendall 1906 senior hurling match now 4th fairway of golf course by. County antrim, northern ireland ireland genealogy projects. Welcome to the official website for the north antrim gaa board. Index of the glynns glens of antrim historical society.
Sundays trip to croke park for the allianz hurling league division 2a final against kerry is the latest encouraging sign. Evidence of this can be found in the hurling ballads of the 15th and 16th centuries. This book succeeds in bringing together some of the most important figures in the writing of irish sports history, including paul rouse whose recent allencompassing history of sport in ireland is a fine achievement, richard mcelligot who has looked at the intersections between kerry gaa and kerry ira in great detail and cormac moore. The gaa national communication and media awards are named after the late padraig macnamee, former president of the gaa, chairman of the gaa commission 19691971 and member of the rte authority. Jul 03, 2017 located in the north east corner of ireland, antrim is regarded as a stronghold of ulster hurling. One of the very few groundbreaking gaa books, with hayes. This page is run by a number of individuals who dedicated alot of time into developing antrim ladies over the years. Presentation of the history of the gaa in the glens of antrim slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Our official facebook page official antrim gaa has grown from 2954 followers from december to 7494 followers. The games will be nine a side and are aimed at age groups u and u15 and will be played at 4g pitches at woodlands, cliftonville and allen park throughout october.
Potential is evident in both codes, on and off the field of play. The 1946 antrim football team was regarded as one of the most exciting of the era, taking advantage of the newly reintroduced handpass. Rasharkin is a parish in the union of ballymoney, baroney of kilconway, county of antrim, and province of ulster. The shield is divided into green and alternate waves of white and blue, symbolizing the rural areas and lough neagh and sixmilewater. The illustrated book describes how the present club, founded in 1965, can trace its roots back to the 1880s when the young men from the parish of blaris in lisburn were among the first in county antrim to embrace the playing of gaelic games after the gaelic athletic association.
The antrim county board of the gaelic athletic association irish. Archaeological sites in county antrim, castles in county antrim, history of belfast, lordlieutenants of antrim, military history of county antrim, monuments and memorials in county antrim, politics of county antrim, the troubles in county antrim. Gaa books ireland gaelic sports books ireland mercier. Police service of northern ireland gaa, also known as psni gaa, is a gaelic games club based in northern ireland. Major towns are carrickfergus, ballymena, lisburn, ballycastle, larne and the city of belfast. Some of these may be easily obtainable, some are rare and out of print. It is the intention of the south antrim executive commitee, to set up a history link within thewebsite. Id like history to record that the gaa put its people first former association president says games unlikely for foreseeable due to covid19. Shauns park was officially opened in september of 1903. Calls for gaa to support antrim gaelfast director paul donnelly has made an impassioned plea for the entire gaa.
Gaa s colourful history revealed as tension mounts for finals the book is a treasure trove of trivia for all hurling and football supporters share. The history of gaelic games in the glens of antrim. On the base stands a castle gateway like that leading to the castle at antrim, and behind it rises the round tower. County antrim, northern ireland, is situated in the northeast coast of ireland. Denis oharas compelling collection of riveting stories on the history of gaa progress in county antrim, is titled corrigan park a place apart. The ulster council is a provincial council of the gaelic athletic association sports of hurling, gaelic football, camogie, and handball in the province of ulster. The little book of gaa facts is a treasure trove of trivia for all hurling and football supporters. Gaa books ireland gaelic sports books ireland mercier press. Part of the irish families project, this reference work includes the complete 1659 census for antrim, county map, complete listing of modern parishes and placenames as well as older place names, plus coats of arms of families in antrim taken from the irish book of arms. The oneills antrim gaa supporters range includes antrim half zip, skinny joggers and new co antrim.
Gaelfast means the future is bright for the saffron gael. A brief history of county antrim, northern ireland from wikipedia at what date the county of antrim was formed is not known, but it appears that a certain district bore this name before the reign of edward ii early 14th century, and when the shiring of ulster was undertaken by sir john perrot in the 16th century, antrim and down were already. Nov 24, 2009 presentation of the history of the gaa in the glens of antrim slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. County antrim genealogy, family history notes and coats of arms. Mercier press, irelands oldest independent publishing house, based in cork has a vast collection of irish history books available to purchase online.
The unique tome will be unwrapped at cushendalls parish centre on friday evening, october 6, at 8. The first meeting of the 20082009 season was addressed by mr. Senior hurlers hope to defy the history books page of dublin gaa, the official website of the dublin county board covering all topics on gaelic football and hurling, including fixtures, results, news, clubs, teams, tickets, partners, and more. Ulster gaa news ulster gaa statement on covid19 following the taoiseachs statement regarding covid19 yesterday, the gaa as well as the camogie association and lgfa have taken the decision to suspend all activity at club, county. W elcome to saffron og our minimagazine for young gaa fans. The ground was generally regarded as the playing head quarters of the antrim gaa. The following are a list of book titles relating to co. Hurling has been played in wexford from medieval times. The public consultation for this application ends tomorrow 31 july. Club committee rasharkin gac county antrim gaa club. The gaa and the development of nationalism history ireland. The club was set up in 2002 for members of the police service of northern ireland, with the intent to allow serving police officers to play gaelic games following the abolition of rule 21, which had prohibited them from doing so.
Corrigan park book revives many great memories for antrim gaels antrim gaa has returned to corrigan park, belfast, in recent years but its glory days are recalled in an excellent book by denis o. Corrigan park book revives many great memories for antrim gaels. Home of gaelic games in county antrim follow all county and club news and fixtures on our official website. Antrim ladies gaa unofficial there are 2 active planning applicati.
History get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports. Junior became antrim s first football allstar, in the first year of that official scheme, 1971, no doubt his cause backed by the author, who was an inaugural selector. Corrigan park book revives many great memories for antrim. Gaa world games welcome to the gaa the home of everything you need to know regarding the gaa s administration, structures, history and regulations about the gaa. Excitement over the gaa championships is mounting, and just in time comes the perfect companion for hard core and fairweather fans alike. The dvd contains over 30 games in five different categories in. The oneills antrim gaa supporters range includes antrim half zip, skinny joggers and new co antrim gaa tops for training. Holders galway steamroll antrim to book place in allireland minor hurling.
Hurling in antrim by seamus clarke glens of antrim historical. Welcome to the gaa the home of everything you need to know regarding the gaa s administration, structures, history and regulations about the gaa. We then tried to book woodlands at the beginning of this month for upcoming home fixtures to be told by bcc that antrim gaa had moved their ladies winter league from the ardoyne facility to. West belfast football club hits out at antrim gaa after.
Gerry burns, hugh connolly, joe mc fetridge, hugh mc donnell, mickey mc clafferty, sean mc bride, paddy strickland, raymond mc fetridge, john mc arthur, seamus kane, paul mc clafferty, paddy stewart. Book reveals hidden history of impact of wwi on gaa and link with. The history of the gaelic games in ulster o fiaich library. You can learn of our activities through the towns news and events notices, local newspapers, the ahs website. In doing this we shall attempt to record a brief history of the clubs that played an active role in establishing the gaa in the greater belfast area. Josephs gaa club, ballycrann website is a great example of what. The range runs north and south, and, following this direction, the highest points are knocklayd 514 m 1,690 ft, slieveanorra 508 m 1,670 ft, trostan 550 m 1,800 ft, slemish 437 m 1,430 ft. Paddies history the padraig sairseil club patrick sarsfields gac really came into existence in the early months of 1904 when a group of young men and women at an impromptu meeting at the bank buildings in royal avenue, belfast, decided to form a club for the promotion of our native language and dances.
The history of gaa in belfast it is the intention of the south antrim executive commitee, to set up a history link within thewebsite. Part of the irish families project, this reference work includes the complete 1659 census for antrim, county map, complete listing of modern parishes and placenames as well as older place names, plus coats of arms of families in antrim taken from the irish book. Based in cork and irelands oldest independent publishing house, mercier press, has a wide range of gaa books and gaelic sports books available online. The latest coaching resource to come from the ulster council gaa is a dvd entirely devoted to conditioned games. We will keep you uptodate with fixtures as the season progresses along with any events, pictures taken through the year. By cian oconnell neil mcmanus quietly acknowledges that something is stirring in antrim gaa. The park was renamed the seaghainandiomais park and as shauns park, became the county ground. St mary cbs belfast defeated great rivals cross and passon college ballycastle in the final of the gallagher cup at slemish park ballymena in a very close game. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online. St patricks gac, lisburn, launch new book on friday 3. Emails of objection need to be sent at the link below, pre drafted email so it is very quick and you dont have to live in ireland to tell them we said no. Jun 01, 2001 county antrim genealogy, family history notes and coats of arms. Teachers and club coaches, for the first time ever, will be able to use these two resources as reference books to plan and implement a complete games and. The antrim historical society ahs is dedicated to the celebration of antrims history.
Founded in 1929 outside the rock bar on the upper falls road after the opening service in the new st john the evangelist church where fr fullerton who was to be the first president of the club had given a sermon that probably inspired the founders of the club. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of connor, united to th rectories of finvoy, kilraghts, and kildallock grange, together forming the corps of the prebend of rasharkin in the cathedral of connor. We hope to release a new issue every month throughout the year, and each issue will offer our younger fans their own perspective on gaa in the county, as well as a chance to win some prizes. Located in the north east corner of ireland, antrim is regarded as a stronghold of ulster hurling. Rasharkin civil parish, county antrim, northern ireland. Also available antrim camogie, ladies football and our antrim gaa kids range. Thanks to dave dubois for maintaining this site, or by postcard by becoming a member. Gaelic games and, in particular, early forms of hurling were played in the county throughout the nineteenth century.
The winners of the 2019 macnamee awards have been confirmed by the gaa. Official antrim gaa 8 hrs in 1990 rossa travelled to dunloy to face north antrim champions loughgiel in the final of the county under 12 hurling championship and came away winners by 3. Antrim gaa clg contae aontroim the official county. To make a breakthrough with antrim and win a club football championship. Adjoined to the northeast shore of lough neagh, the county covers an area of 3,046 square kilometres 1,176 sq mi and has a population of about 618,000. As it moves past its 125th anniversary, this is the story of how it carved for itself a unique place at the heart of irish life. The arena held the 1940s summertime corrigan park week that once attracted father flanagan of boys town fame. Antrim gaa clg contae aontroim the official county antrim. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Irish history books ireland history books mercier press.
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