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).

Contents

Gaelic games clubs exist on every continent (except Antarctica). [1]

Common abbreviations used in club names are:

Africa

South Africa

Uganda

Asia

Myanmar

Cambodia

China

Indonesia

Japan

South Korea

Thailand

Malaysia

Singapore

Taiwan

Vietnam

Australasia

Australia

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

Queensland

  • East Celts GFC
  • Gold Coast Gaels
  • Harps
  • John Mitchel's
  • Sarsfields
  • Shamrocks
  • Souths
  • Na Fianna Hurling Club

South Australia

  • 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

Tasmania

  • Clarence GFC
  • Na Fianna GFC
  • Hobart Celts GFC/LGFC
  • North Hobart LGFC
  • Old Lindisfarne GFC
  • Shamrocks GFC/LGFC

Victoria

  • Garryowen
  • Grace O'Malley's
  • Melbourne Shamrocks
  • Padraig Pearse
  • Sinn Féin
  • St Kevins
  • Wolfe Tones

Western Australia

New Zealand

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
Wellington

Britain

London

Source: [7]

Gloucestershire

Hertfordshire

  • 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

Lancashire

  • 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

  • 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

Yorkshire

  • 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

Scotland

Jersey

Gibraltar

Continental Europe

These are the 95 affiliated clubs as at May 2019. [8]

For the updated list see Gaelic Games Europe § Affiliated Clubs

Middle East

Bahrain

  • Arabian Celts [9]

Kuwait

Oman

  • Clann na hOman GAA [10]

Qatar

  • Qatar GAA (Oryx na hEireann)

Saudi Arabia

  • Naomh Alee GAA Riyadh

United Arab Emirates

  • Abu Dhabi Na Fianna
  • Al Ain
  • Al Reem Shamrocks
  • Dubai Celts
  • Jumeirah Gaels
  • RAK Ropairí
  • Ruwais Gaels
  • Sharjah Gaels
  • Eire Og Fujairah

North America

Canada

Eastern GAA Divisional Board

  • 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

Toronto GAA Divisional Board

  • 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

Western Canada GAA Divisional Board

  • 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

New York

  • 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

United States

Northeast Division

  • 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

  • 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.

Philadelphia Division

  • 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


Mid-Atlantic Division

Source: [11]

  • 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

Central Division

  • 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

Western Division

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Bermuda G.A.A.

Bermuda GAA was founded in 2007 by Brian Mc (Sean Cavanagh's cousin) along with several other people.

Mexico

Los San Patricios GAA Club, Mexico City

Teams unaffiliated with United States GAA, but still in North America

Southridge Gaelic Athletic Club

South America

Chile

Argentina

Paraguay

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Infographic: The number of GAA clubs in every county in Ireland and every continent around the world". Joe.ie.
  2. ↑ "SA-Gaels". SA-Gaels. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sport brimming with Gaelic gold - General | looklocal North Durban And Umhlanga". Looklocal.co.za. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "'Give it a lash' – Ugandan GAA club takes off after co-founders inspired by YouTube highlights". Irish Independent. 16 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "How two friends set up a GAA club in Uganda after seeing matches online". The Irish Times. 16 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Roebuck, Matt (24 March 2014). "A Whole New Ball Game". Myanmar Times.
  7. ↑ "Britain". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Find a Club In Europe". Gaelic Games Europe.
  9. ↑ "Arabian Celts GAA". Arabiancelts.com. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "Middle East GAA". www.middleeastgaa.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014.
  11. ↑ Website
  12. ↑ "#6 Argentina dreams of reviving hurling- All Star tour reaction | GaelicSportsCast". www.gaelicsportscast.com. 18 December 2009. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014.
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