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GAA MuseumNewest Review: ... main Gaelic sports, the history and background of which you will find extensively covered in the GAA Museum in Croke Park in Dublin. The GAA Museum ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Croke Park, the home of the GAA, is situated in North County Dublin, in Drumcondra. Access to the Museum is just a little awkward, as it is up a little side road called St. Joseph’s Avenue, that in turn is off ... more |
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by kenjohn - written on 20.06.01 (Very useful, 69 readings)
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~ ~ Before I go on to describe to you the GAA Museum at Croke Park in Dublin, it is necessary that you have just a little background to exactly what GAA games actually are. For those of you still unaware of what GAA stands for, it is the “Gaelic Athletic Association”, which is the governing body for Gaelic football and hurling, both here in Ireland and overseas. Gaelic Football ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Gaelic football, for anyone who hasn’t yet seen it played, is a kind of mixture of rugby and soccer. Played with a round ball as in soccer, the ball can be played with either the feet, or handled and passed as in rugby. The ...



