1. What is your local GAA club? 2. When was it set up? 3. Who was it set up by? 4. What honours has your local club won?
5. Who is the most famous player that has played for your club? A Short History of the GAA Video Worksheet
Watch the video ‘A short history of the GAA’ (5.05) on GillExplore and circle, fill in the blank or write the correct answer for each of the questions below.
1. The GAA was established in 1874 2.
3. Who reunited the GAA in 1888? 4. Rule 21 5. Rule 21 6.
Rule 27 Rule 27
1884 1888. was the first President of the GAA.
banned members of the British security forces from joining the GAA. prohibited GAA players from playing ‘foreign games’. players took part in the Easter Rising.
7. How many civilians were killed in Croke Park on Bloody Sunday, 1920? 8. When was the Sam Maguire Cup awarded for the first time? 9. The first televised matches were broadcast in 1960 1961 1962. 10. When was the Camogie Association established? 11. List two impacts of the GAA: (i) (ii)
