Up the Mairead Farrells
Philly’s own ladies Gaelic football team wins the North American title in San Francisco.
Read morePhilly’s own ladies Gaelic football team wins the North American title in San Francisco.
Read moreThe afternoon GAA Irish football championships started out so peacefully. For Irish football, that is. The St. Patricks faced Eire Og in junior-C, with the Pats winning. After that, the Kevin Barrys and the Naomh Peregrines faced off in the senior match, played in an Olney monsoon. The Barrys won.
Read moreNaomh Peregrine and Chaoimhín de Barra face off in between downpours at Cardinal Dougherty field.
Read moreThe national title that is. The Mairead Farrells are the 2010 North American and Philadelphia senior football champs and the Notre Dames the 2010 North American Intermediate Football champs.
Read moreFootballers and hurlers from local teams are in Chicago this weekend for the national GAA championships. Bonus: Photos from Sunday’s senior football championships at Cardinal Dougherty.
Read moreThe boys from Delco won more than a few games, though they were far from champs. But for the visitors, the trip was never just about Gaelic football.
Read moreTwo championships are on the line at Cardinal Dougherty High School on Sunday. (And all of the teams are eager to play their championships next year at a new facility in Limerick.)
Read moreThe GAA games go on for a few more months at the Olney high school, which is closing soon. Next year, it’s on to new digs in Limerick.
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