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The GAA
Jan 21, 2018 6:02:01 GMT
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Post by Séamus on Jan 21, 2018 6:02:01 GMT
I was asked today whether I'd watched the GAA women's football match broadcasted totally in Gaelic last night. I hadn't. But, out of curiosity, what station had shown it? Apparently NITV...the Aboriginal Station!
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The GAA
Jan 1, 2020 6:48:23 GMT
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Post by Séamus on Jan 1, 2020 6:48:23 GMT
I know a few people who take interest in New Year's Eve as 'St Sylvester's Night'. It's of interest that one of the things that appear on-screen when an English-speaker types-in the saint's name is Naomh Sailbheastair CLG Malahide. Their site mentioned a memorial mass for deceased members on December 31,feast of Stylvester,in the parish church. Someone here once asked (can't find thread) what things still distinguished Ireland as Catholic in any way. The existence of gestures such as sports clubs praying for the deceased are nice to hear about anyway.
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Post by cato on Aug 3, 2020 15:30:09 GMT
I wonder has the new woke GAA ever considered apologising for expelling the president of Ireland Douglas Hyde from the organisation after he attended an Ireland Poland Soccer match in the late 1930s? The sad story of how provincial petty zealots ignored the massive contribution of Hyde to Irish cultural revival in favour of rigid rules is rarely mentioned by those who rightfully criticise the Irish church for forbidding the cabinet to attend Hydes state funeral in St Patrick's Cathedral. Austin Clake memoralised the latter event in his poem On the death of an Irish President.
De Valera once confirmed rugby was his first sporting love but he avoided attending matches lest he encur the wrath of the ban. He did admit to following them on the radio though!
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