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Inter-county, [1] is Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) terminology which refers to competitions or matches between counties, as used in Gaelic games (differently from legal counties). The term can also be used to describe the players on the teams. [1]

The first inter-county competitions the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship took place in 1887. [2] County teams select the best players from the clubs within the county, a practice which began in 1892. [3] Before 1892 the winner of each counties club championship would represent the county in the All-Ireland championships.

The inter-county season begins in January with each province's warm-up competition and ends in September with the All-Ireland final. The GAA's inter county competitions are the organisation's most attended competitions and are Ireland's most attended sporting events, while the All-Ireland finals are the most watched. [4] and the All-Ireland Football Final is the most watched event in Ireland's sporting calendar. [5]

Usually each of the 32 GAA counties in Ireland participates in the inter-county leagues and in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship; Kilkenny does not compete in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, and Cavan does not currently compete in the National Hurling League, though Fingal (part of Dublin) recently did. London also competes in the hurling and Gaelic football championships and leagues, winning the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship once in 1901, [6] Warwickshire competes in the hurling championship only, while New York competes in the Men's Football Championship; in the past they also competed in the Hurling Championship.

The British Provincial Council organises inter-county competitions for the seven counties under its control on the island of Britain. [7] The British Provincial Council is the only area outside Ireland to organise regular inter-county matches.

Changing clubs between counties is known as an inter-county transfer and is regulated by the Provincial council if the clubs are in the same province, or by the central council of the GAA when the transferring between clubs in different provinces. A special transfer is available for students going on a J-1 visa, which allows a temporary transfer to Canada, New York or North America. [8]

Travel ban

Inter-county travel is movement from one county to another. It became a feature during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland when restrictions (including a travel ban) were imposed. [9] [10] [11]

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A county is a geographic region within Gaelic games, controlled by a county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and originally based on the 32 counties of Ireland as they were in 1884. While the administrative geography of Ireland has since changed, with several new counties created and the six that make up Northern Ireland superseded by 11 local government districts, the counties in Gaelic games have remained largely unchanged.

A province is a geographic region within Gaelic games, consisting of several counties of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and originally based on the historic four provinces of Ireland as they were set in 1610.

The following is an alphabetical list of terms and jargon used in relation to Gaelic games. See also list of Irish county nicknames, and these are very interesting.

References

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  2. ↑ "1887 All-Ireland Championship". Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "Talk later" . Retrieved 8 January 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "The Social Significance of Sport" (PDF). The Economic and Social Research Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
  5. ↑ "Finfacts: Irish business, finance news on economics". www.finfacts.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Roll of honour". Archived from the original on 19 July 2008.
  7. ↑ "Prov Fixtures / Results". Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  8. ↑ "GAA forms" . Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  9. ↑ "Increasing confidence of inter-county travel in June". RTÉ. 17 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Covid restrictions: Inter-county travel, hairdressers, and non-essential retail set for May return". Irish Independent . 29 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "Inter-county travel and home visits among raft of re-opening measures that begin today". The42.ie. 10 May 2021.
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