List of Gaelic games clubs outside Ireland
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This is a list of Gaelic games clubs across the world outside Ireland, organised by the club's associated county (the name for a unit in which a club is grouped).
Gaelic games clubs exist on every continent (except Antarctica).[1]
Common abbreviations used in club names are:
- CC: Camogie Club or Cumann Camogaíochta
- CLG: Cumann Lútchleas Gael (Gaelic Athletic Club, or Gaelic Athletic Association)
- CPG: Cumann Peile Gaelach (Gaelic Football Club)
- GAA: Gaelic Athletic Association (now often used for individual clubs)
- GAC: Gaelic Athletic Club (often denotes that more than one sport is played)
- GFC: Gaelic Football Club
- HC: Hurling Club
- HCC: Hurling and Camogie Club
- LGFC: Ladies' Gaelic Football Club
Africa
[edit]South Africa
[edit]Uganda
[edit]Asia
[edit]Myanmar
[edit]- The Celts (Myanmar Celts Gaelic Sports Association)[6]
Cambodia
[edit]- Cairde Khmer GAA
China
[edit]- Beijing GAA
- Dalian Wolfhounds
- Lantau Warriors
- Shanghai GAA, China
- Shenzhen Celts, China
- Suzhou Éire Óg
- Hong Kong GAA
Indonesia
[edit]- Jakarta Dragonflies
Japan
[edit]- Japan GAA
South Korea
[edit]- Daegu Fianna
- Laochra Busan
- Seoul Gaels
- Inis Jeju
Thailand
[edit]- Thailand GAA
Malaysia
[edit]- Orang Eire GAA
- Johor Bahru GAA
Singapore
[edit]Taiwan
[edit]- Taiwan Celts
Vietnam
[edit]- Viet Celts Hanoi
- Saigon Gaels
- Na Fianna
Australasia
[edit]Australia
[edit]New South Wales
- Australian Meath Club
- Bondi Gaels
- Central Coast
- Clan na Gael GFC
- Craobh Phadraigh
- Cormac McAnallens
- Irish Australians GFC
- Irish Rovers GFC
- Michael Cusack's
- Penrith Gaels
- Sydney Shamrocks
- Young Ireland Sydney
- East Celts GFC
- Gold Coast Gaels
- Harps
- John Mitchel's
- Sarsfields
- Shamrocks
- Souths
- Na Fianna Hurling Club
- Angry Leprechauns
- Backyarders
- Blacks Boys
- Blue Baggers
- Boagan's Heroes
- Dirty Dozen
- Eastern Gaels
- Éire We Go
- Flinders O'Neils
- Irish Australians
- Irish Australians Cougars
- Irish Australians Rovers
- Mitchell Park
- Na Fianna
- North Eastern Gaels
- Northern Gunners
- Onkaparinga
- Parkies
- POWA
- Red Army
- Red Lions
- Setanta
- Shenanigans
- Shin Boners
- Saint Brendan's GFC
- Steve Irwin All Stars
- Team Hoff
- The Lions
- The Royals
- The Surps
- The Titans
- TTG Units
- UNISA
- Valley Saints
- Western Ireland
- Clarence GFC
- Na Fianna GFC
- Hobart Celts GFC/LGFC
- North Hobart LGFC
- Old Lindisfarne GFC
- Shamrocks GFC/LGFC
- Garryowen
- Grace O'Malley's
- Melbourne Shamrocks
- Padraig Pearse
- Sinn Féin
- St Kevins
- Wolfe Tones
- Bunbury GFC
- Greenwood GFC
- Morley Gaels GFC
- Southern Districts
- St Finbarr's Gaelic Football Club
- Western Shamrocks
New Zealand
[edit]Auckland
- Celtic
- Dale Paddy's GFC
- Gaels GFC
- Harps GFC
- Harps Rebels
- Hutt Valley
- Kitty O'Shea's
- Marist Gaels
- Marist Rangers
- Molly Malones
- Connemara Gaels
Britain
[edit]- Brother Pearse
- Cu Chulainns
- Dulwich Harps
- Éire Óg
- Fr. Murphy's
- Fulham Irish
- Garryowen
- Gael Londain
- Granuaille
- Harlesden Harps
- Kilburn Gaels
- Kingdom Kerry Gaels
- Naomh Padraig
- Neasden Gaels
- North London Shamrocks
- Parnell's
- Robert Emmet's
- Round Towers [1]
- Sean Treacys
- St Anthony's
- St Brendan's
- St Claret's
- St Gabriel's
- St Joseph's
- St Kiernan's
- Tara
- Tír Chonaill Gaels
- Tomás Mac Curtáin's
- Wandsworth Gaels
- De Cymru GAA (South Wales)
- Plymouth Parnells
- St Colmcille's (Cardiff)
- St Joseph's Juvenile (Swansea)
- St Jude's (Bournemouth & Portsmouth)
- St Patricks (Gloucester)
- St Piran's (Cornwall)
- Bristol Harps (amalgamation of St Nicholas and Western Gaels)
- Pride of Erin (Newport)
- Brighton & Crawley Gaels
- Cambridge Parnells
- Claddagh Gaels, Luton
- Éire Óg, Oxford
- Glen Rovers, Watford
- St Colmcille's, St Albans
- St Declan’s, Hertfordshire (Amalgamated Hurling Club for all clubs in Hertfordshire)
- St Dympna's, Luton
- St Joseph's (Waltham Cross)
- St Vincent's, Luton
- Ellen Vannin Gaels, Isle of Man
- Fullen Gaels, Manchester (competes in Warwickshire)
- John Mitchel's, Liverpool
- Oisin CLG, Manchester
- Na Mic Tíre, Warrington
- St Annes, Manchester
- St Brendan's, Manchester
- St Lawrence's, Manchester
- St Mary's, Manchester
- St Patrick's, Manchester
- St Peter's, Manchester
- Wolfe Tones CLG, Liverpool
Warwickshire
[edit]- Erin Go Bragh, Birmingham
- St Joseph's, Derby
- St Finbarrs, Coventry
- Roger Casement's, Coventry
- Four Masters, Coventry
- Fullen Gaels Hurling & Camogie Club, Manchester (affiliated to Lancashire)
- John Mitchel's Hurling Club, Birmingham
- Naomh Pádraig, Leicester
- Rugby Gaels, Rugby
- O'Rahillys, Corby
- St Barnabas, Nottingham
- St Brendan's, Birmingham Website
- St Mary's, Wolverhampton
- Sean McDermott's, Birmingham
- Sons of Erin, Northampton
- Brothers Pearse, Huddersfield
- Cú Chulainn's Gaelic Athletic Club, Newcastle
- Hugh O'Neills GAA, Leeds
- JFKs, Leeds
- St Benedict's Harps, Leeds
- St Vincent’s (Sheffield)
- Young Irelands, Leeds
- York GAA, York
- Dálriada, Aberdeen/Dundee
- Dúnedin Connollys, Edinburgh
- Glaschu Gaels, Glasgow
- Sands MacSwineys, Coatbridge
- Tír Conaill Harps, Glasgow
- Ceann Creige Hurling and Camogie Club, Glasgow (takes part in the Lancashire Senior Club Hurling Championship)
Jersey
[edit]- Jersey Irish
Gibraltar
[edit]- Gibraltar Gaels
- Gibraltar Harps (Christmas Cup Winners 2018)
Continental Europe
[edit]These are the 95 affiliated clubs as at May 2019.[8]
Middle East
[edit]Bahrain
[edit]- Arabian Celts[9]
Kuwait
[edit]Oman
[edit]- Clann na hOman GAA[10]
Qatar
[edit]- Qatar GAA (Oryx na hEireann)
Saudi Arabia
[edit]- Naomh Alee GAA Riyadh
United Arab Emirates
[edit]- Abu Dhabi Na Fianna
- Al Ain
- Al Reem Shamrocks
- Dubai Celts
- Jumeirah Gaels
- RAK Ropairí
- Ruwais Gaels
- Sharjah Gaels
- Eire Og Fujairah
North America
[edit]- Halifax Gaels GAA | Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Montreal Shamrocks GAC | Montreal, Québec
- Éire Óg Ottawa GAA | Ottawa, Ontario
- Ottawa Gaels GFC | Ottawa, Ontario
- Les Patriotes de Québec | Québec city, Québec
- Na Fianna Katarokwi | Kingston, Ontario
- Peterborough GAA | Peterborough, Ontario
- Durham Emmetts GFC : Durham, Ontario
- Michael Cusack Ladies GFC : Toronto, Ontario
- Roger Casement's GFC : Brampton, Ontario
- St Michael's H&FC : Toronto, Ontario
- St Pat's GFC : Toronto, Ontario
- St Vincent's GAC : Toronto, Ontario
- Toronto Gaels GFC : Toronto, Ontario
- Clan na Gael HC - Toronto, Ontario
- Na Piarsaigh CLG HC : Toronto, Ontario
- Éire Óg, Red Deer, Alberta
- Vancouver Celts GFC, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Vancouver Harps GFC, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Calgary Chieftains, Calgary, Alberta
- Edmonton Wolfe Tones, Edmonton, Alberta
- JP Ryans Hurling Club, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Fraser Valley Gaels GFC, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Cú Chulainn GAA Club, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Vancouver Éire Óg GAA Club, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Van Isle Rovers GAC, Victoria, British Columbia
- Armagh
- Astoria Gaels
- Cavan
- Clare
- Connecticut
- Cork
- Derry
- Donegal
- Down
- Dublin
- Fermanagh
- Fire Department
- Four Provinces
- Galway Football
- Galway Hurling
- Hoboken Guards (New Jersey)
- Kerry Junior
- Kerry Senior
- Leitrim
- Long Island Gaels / Brooklyn Shamrocks
- Manhattan Gaels
- Mayo
- Meath
- Monaghan
- New Jersey/Kilkenny
- Offaly Football
- Offaly Hurling
- Rangers
- Rockland
- Roscommon
- St Barnabas
- St Raymond's
- Shannon Gaels
- Sligo
- Stamford
- Tipperary
- Tyrone
Minor Teams in New York
[edit]- Long Island Gaels
- Rockland
- St Barnabas
- St Brigid's
- Celtics
- St Patrick's
- St Brendan's
- St Raymonds
- St Joseph's
- Rangers
- WestPut
- Shannon Gaels
- Aidan McAnespie's Gaelic Football Club (GFC), Boston, MA -
- Albany Rebels GFC, Albany, NY
- Armagh-Notre Dame GFC, Boston, MA
- Barley House Wolves Hurling Club (HC), Concord, NH
- Boston Shamrocks Ladies Gaelic Football Club (LGFC), Boston, MA
- Boston Youth Gaelic Athletic Club (GAC: football & hurling), Boston, MA
- Christophers GFC, Boston, MA
- Connemara Gaels GFC, Boston, MA
- Cork GFC, Boston, MA
- Cork HC, Boston, MA
- Donegal GFC, Boston, MA
- Éire Óg Camogie Club, Boston, MA
- Emerald Isle Camogie Club, Boston, MA
- Fr Tom Burke's HC, Boston, MA
- Galway GFC, Boston, MA
- Galway HC, Boston, MA
- Hartford GAA, Hartford, CT
- Kerry GFC, Boston, MA
- Limerick HC, Boston, MA
- Mayo GFC, Boston, MA
- Naomh Pádraig Camogie Club, New York, NY
- New England Celtics GFC, Boston, MA
- Portland HC, Portland, ME
- Portland Fomorians GFC, Portland, ME
- Providence Hurling Club, Providence, RI
- Rochester Erin's Isle GFC, Rochester, NY
- Roscommon LGFC, Boston, MA
- Syracuse Gaels GFC, Syracuse, NY
- Shannon Blues GFC, Boston, MA
- St Columbkilles GFC, Boston, MA
- Tipperary HC, Boston, MA
- Tír na nÓg LGFC, Boston, MA
- Trinity Milton, Milton, MA
- Wexford HC, Boston, MA
- Wolfe Tones GFC, Boston, MA
- Worcester GAA Club, Worcester, MA
Southwestern Division
[edit]- Albuquerque Gaelic Football Club (GFC), Albuquerque, NM
- Celtic Cowboys Gaelic Football & Hurling, Austin, TX
- Celtic Cowboys Ladies Gaelic Football, Austin, TX
- Culver City Cougars GFC, Culver City, CA
- Denver Gaels Youth GFC, Denver, CO
- Denver Gaels GFC, Denver, CO
- Denver Gaels Ladies Gaelic Football Club (LGFC), Denver, CO
- Fionn MacCumhaill′s Dallas GAA, Dallas, TX
- Houston Gaels, Texas
- Los Angeles Hurling Club
- Los San Patricios GAA Club, Mexico City
- Na Fianna LGAC, San Diego, CA - Ladies Football and Camogie
- San Antonio Gaelic Athletic Club (SAGAC San Patricios), San Antonio, TX
- Setanta GFC, San Diego, CA
- Wild Geese GFC, Southern California, CA
- Saint Peters Hurling Club, San Diego CA
- Regulators Hurling Club, Denver, CO.
- Allentown Hibernians Hurling Club, Philadelphia
- Brian Boru HC, Philadelphia
- Delaware County Harps Youth Gaelic Football Club, Philadelphia
- Delaware County Gaels Gaelic Athletic Club, Philadelphia
- Donegal GFC, Philadelphia
- Éire Óg GFC, Philadelphia
- Kevin Barry's GFC, Philadelphia
- Mairead Farrell's Ladies GFC, Philadelphia
- Na Tóraídhe HC, Philadelphia
- Notre Dame LGFC, Philadelphia
- Notre Dame GFC, Philadelphia
- Pittsburgh Banshees LGFC
- Pittsburgh Celtics GFC
- St Patrick's GFC, Philadelphia
- Shamrocks HC, Philadelphia
- Shamrocks GFC, Philadelphia
- Tír Eoghain GFC, Philadelphia
- Young Irelanders GFC, Philadelphia
- Glenside Gaelic Club, Philadelphia
- South Jersey Rebels HC, Westville, NJ
- Jersey Shore, Middletown, NJ
- Baltimore Hurling Club, Baltimore, MD
- Baltimore Camogie Club, Baltimore, MD
- Baltimore Ladies Gaelic Football Club, Baltimore, MD
- Baltimore Gaelic Football Club, Baltimore, MD
- Coastal Virginia Hurling, Virginia Beach, VA
- Coastal Virginia Camogie(CC), Virginia Beach, VA
- Richmond Battery Hurling, Richmond, VA
- Richmond Battery Camogie (CC), Richmond, VA
- Michael Collins GFC, Alexandria, VA
- Washington DC Gaels Youth GFC, Washington, DC
- Washington DC Gaels CC, Washington, DC
- Washington DC Gaels GFC, Washington, DC
- Washington DC Gaels LGFC, Washington, DC
- Washington DC Gaels Hurling Club, Washington, DC
- Chicago Celtics Youth Gaelic Football Club (GFC), Chicago, IL
- Chicago Youth GFC, Chicago, IL
- Cú Chulainn Hurling Club (HC), Chicago, IL
- Erin Rovers Ladies Gaelic Football Club (LGFC), Chicago, IL
- Erins Own HC, Chicago, IL
- Fox River Hurling Club, Appleton, WI
- Griobha GAC, Purdue University Hurling, West Lafayette, IN
- Harry Bolands HC, Chicago, IL
- Hurling Club of Madison, Madison, WI
- Indianapolis GAA, Indianapolis, IN
- James Joyce GFC, Chicago, IL
- John McBride's GFC, Chicago, IL
- Kansas City GAC, Kansas City, MO
- Limerick HC, Chicago, IL
- Limerick Camogie Club (CC), Chicago, IL
- Little Rock GAA Football, Little Rock, AR
- Louisville GAC Football, Louisville, KY
- Michael Cusack HC, Chicago, IL
- Milwaukee Clash CC, Milwaukee, WI
- Milwaukee HC, Milwaukee, WI
- Miltown Gaels GAC, Milwaukee, WI
- Naperville Hurling Club, Naperville, IL
- Padraig Pearse GFC, Chicago, IL
- Parnells GFC, Chicago, IL
- Chicago Patriots Gaelic Football Club, Chicago, IL
- Seiche CC, Milwaukee, WI
- St Brendan's GFC, Chicago, IL
- St Brigid's LGFC, Chicago, IL
- St Mary's CC, Chicago, IL
- St. Louis Gaelic Athletic Club
- Twin Cities GFC, MN
- Twin Cities Robert Emmet's HC, Minneapolis/St Paul, MN
- Waukesha Gaels HC, Waukesha, WI
- Waukesha Gaels GFC, Waukesha, WI
- Chicago Wolfe Tones GFC, Chicago, IL
- Clan na Gael Ladies Gaelic Football Club (LGFC), San Francisco, CA
- Cailíní Cealteach LGFC, San Francisco, CA
- Cailíní Saoirse LGFC, San Francisco, CA
- Celts Gaelic Football Club (GFC), San Francisco, CA
- Éire Óg GFC, Burlingame, CA
- Fog City Harps LGFC, San Francisco, CA
- Irish Football Youth League, Youth Football and Hurling, San Francisco, CA
- Michael Cusack's GFC, San Francisco, CA
- Na Fianna Hurling Club (HC), San Francisco, CA
- Na Sabhaic HC, San Francisco, CA
- Naomh Pádraig HC, San Francisco, CA
- Naomh Pádraig GFC, Burlingame, CA
- San Francisco Rovers HC, San Francisco, CA
- Sean Treacy's GFC, San Francisco, CA
- Shamrocks Camogie Club, San Francisco, CA
- Shannon Rangers GFC, San Francisco, CA
- Sons of Boru GFC, San Francisco, CA
- Stanford University HC, Palo Alto, CA
- UC Berkeley HC, Berkeley, CA
- Ulster GFC, San Francisco, CA
- Young Irelanders/St Brendan's GFC, San Francisco, CA
- St Joseph's Hurling Club, Mountain View, CA
Southeast Division
[edit]- Clan na nGael Gaelic Football Club (GFC), Atlanta, GA
- Clan na nGael Ladies GFC, Atlanta, GA
- Clan na nGael Hurling Club (HC), Atlanta, GA
- Clan na nGael Camogie Club, Atlanta, GA
- James Connolly's GFC, Charlotte, NC
- Na Fianna LGFC, Atlanta, GA
- Orlando HC, Orlando, FL
- Charleston GAA, Charleston, SC
- Greenville Gaels HC, Greenville, SC
- Raleigh Cú Chulainn GAA, Raleigh, NC
- Winston-Salem Wolfhounds GAA, Winston-Salem, NC
- Nashville Gaelic Athletic Club, Nashville, TN
- Memphis Gaelic Athletic Association, Memphis, TN
- Little Rock Gaelic Athletic Club, Little Rock, AR
- Tampa Bay GAA, Tampa, FL
Mid-West Division
[edit]- Cincinnati GAA, Cincinnati, OH
- Cleveland St Pat's St Jarlath's GFC, Cleveland, OH
- Cleveland St Pat's Ladies Gaelic Football Club (LGFC), Cleveland, OH
- Columbus Gaelic Football Club, Columbus, OH
- Akron Celtic Guards Hurling Club (HC), Akron, OH
- Pittsburgh Celtics GFC, Pittsburgh, PA
- Pittsburgh Banshees LGFC, Pittsburgh, PA
- Pittsburgh Pucas HC, Pittsburgh, PA
- Albany Rebels GFC, Albany, NY
- Buffalo Fenians GFC, Buffalo, NY
- Detroit Pádraig Pearse GFC Detroit, MI
- Detroit St Anne's LGFC, Detroit, MN
- Detroit Wolfe Tones GFC, Detroit, MI
- Roc City Gaelic HC, Rochester, NY
- Syracuse Celtics GFC, Syracuse, NY
- Upstate NY Harps GFC, Upstate NY, NY
- Kansas City Gaelic Athletic Club, MO
- Naghten Street GFC, Columbus, OH
North Western Division
[edit]- Columbia Red Branch Hurling Club (HC), Portland, OR
- Columbia Red Branch Youth HC, Portland, OR
- Columbia Red Branch Camogie Club, Portland, OR
- Portland Eireannach, Portland, OR
- Seattle Gaels GFC, Seattle, WA
- Seattle Gaels Ladies GFC, Seattle, WA
- Seattle Gaels HC, Seattle, WA
- Seattle Gaels Youth GFC, Seattle, WA
- Tacoma Rangers, HC, GFC, Tacoma, WA
- Tacoma Rangers Ladies GFC, Tacoma, WA
- Willamette Valley Nomads HC, Portland, OR
- Thomas Meagher HC, Missoula, MT
- Wolfe Tones HC, Butte, MT
Bermuda
[edit]- Bermuda G.A.A.
Los San Patricios GAA Club, Mexico City
Teams unaffiliated with United States GAA, but still in North America
[edit]Southridge Gaelic Athletic Club
South America
[edit]Chile
[edit]- Los Andes de Santiago (Gaelic football - mixed)
Argentina
[edit]- Hurling Club of Buenos Aires[12]
- San Isidro Gaélico
- Club Atlético San Isidro
- Labardén
- Bulfin G.A.A.
Paraguay
[edit]- Paraguay G.A.A (Gaelic football, Hurling and Camogie)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Infographic: The number of GAA clubs in every county in Ireland and every continent around the world". Joe.ie.
- ^ "SA-Gaels". SA-Gaels. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ "Sport brimming with Gaelic gold - General | looklocal North Durban And Umhlanga". Looklocal.co.za. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ "'Give it a lash' – Ugandan GAA club takes off after co-founders inspired by YouTube highlights". Irish Independent. 16 November 2022.
- ^ "How two friends set up a GAA club in Uganda after seeing matches online". The Irish Times. 16 November 2022.
- ^ Roebuck, Matt (24 March 2014). "A Whole New Ball Game". Myanmar Times.
- ^ "Britain". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Find a Club In Europe". Gaelic Games Europe.
- ^ "Arabian Celts GAA". Arabiancelts.com. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ "Middle East GAA". www.middleeastgaa.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014.
- ^ Website
- ^ "#6 Argentina dreams of reviving hurling- All Star tour reaction | GaelicSportsCast". www.gaelicsportscast.com. 18 December 2009.