The GAA Museum – Celebrating 125 years of GAA History
This month the GAA Museum, in conjunction with Seachtain na Gaeilge, launches the first of its Legends Tours with a special Irish tour of Croke Park with Kerry footballing legend Dara O Cinnéide. Keeping with this Irish theme the GAA Museum is also staging two FREE Irish tours of the stadium in conjunction with Gaelspraoi while later in the month a special evening lecture by Dr. Aidan O’Sullivan will look at the ancient origins of hurling.
GAA Museum Memory Wall
The GAA Museum 125 Memory Wall is currently up and running. If you would like to share your special GAA memory please send an email to soregan@crokepark.ie and we will ensure that it gets onto the 125 Memory Wall.
From April onwards one memory will be picked each month to feature on the GAA Museum website and newsletter!
Turas na Laochra le Dara Ó Cinnéide
Sath 7ú Márta 14.30
Beidh Turas na Laochra, 2009, i Músaem Chumann Lúthchleas Gael, ag tosú le turas speisialta do Sheachtain na Gaeilge le Dara Ó Cinnéide, iarchaptaen Chiarraí. Bhuaigh Dara trí bhonn Uile-Éireann (Sinsear), dhá bhonn sa tSraith Náisiúnta, bonn amháin Uile-Éireann (Sóisear) agus dhá bhonn Uile-Éireann (Faoi 21).
Daoine Fásta €12, Páisti €7, Mic Leinn/ Daoine Sinsearacht €10, Clann €30
Gaelspraoi Turasanna Trí Ghaeilge
Domh 15ú Márta 13.30 agus 15.30
Tá dhá thuras speisialta timpeall Pháirc an Chrócaigh á eagrú ag Musaem Chumann Lúthchleas Gael in éineacht le Gaelspraoi ar Lá Fhéile Phádraig. Beidh deis agat eolas a fháil ar na rudaí a tharlaíonn i bPáirc an Chrócaigh ar an Lá Mór.
Ticéidí saor in aisce ach a chur in áirithe roimhré.
Up for the Match
Saturday the 14th March, 1.30pm
Join the GAA Museum for a special ‘Up For The Match’ behind-the-scenes tour of Croke Park. Find out which dressing room your club will use in advance of the matches on St Patrick’s Day, walk the players walk even before they do or buy your Match Day Programme early to ensure that you are completely in the know and ready for the games.
Adults €10.50, Child €7, Student €8, Senior €7.50 and Family €28.
Warriors, Legends and Heroes
Thursday 26th March, 19.00
Warriors, Legends and Heroes – The Earliest Evidence for Hurling in Ireland
Dr. Aidan O’ Sullivan from UCD School of Archaeology presents an informative talk investigating the earliest evidence for hurling through medieval archaeological and historical evidence. Booking is essential as places are limited.
Adults €10, Student/Senior €7
GAA Museum 125 Fact File – No 2
Club and County
Each year GAA fans all over the country support their county in a bid to be crowned All-Ireland Football or Hurling champions. But did you know that the first ever All-Ireland finals back in 1887 were actually played by clubs representing different counties? In the first All-Ireland Football Final, played at Clonskeagh in Co. Dublin, a Limerick club called ‘Limerick Commercials’ defeated a Louth club called ‘Young Ireland’ by 1-04 to 0-03. The first All-Ireland Hurling Final was played at Birr in Co.Offaly when a Tipperary club from Thurles defeated a Galway club called ‘Meelick’ by 1-01 to 0-00.
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