Other Southeast Clubs: Na Fianna, Atlanta, GA - Ladies Football Website St Patricks, Ft Lauderdale, FL - Men's Football, Ladies Football Email www.GAA.ie The GAA - International Organization The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) was founded on November 1st 1884, by a group of spirited Irishmen who had the foresight to realize the importance of establishing a national organization to revive and nurture traditional, indigenous pastimes. Until that time all that was Irish was being steadily eroded by emigration, desperate poverty and outside influences. Within six months of that famous first meeting, clubs began to spring up all over Ireland and people began to play the games of Hurling and Gaelic Football and take part in Athletic events with pride. From 1925 the GAA handed over the organization of Athletics to a separate organization. The Irish who emigrated brought their national games with them and both regional and club units are now well established in America, Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Canada, mainland Europe and in many other parts of the world where the large Irish diaspora are located. www.NAGAA.org The NACB The North American County Board (NACB) of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) promotes the sports of Hurling, Gaelic Football and Camogie. It is the governing body for those games for men and women, in all 50 states of the US, excluding the New York City metropolitan area. In 2005 in the NACB area, there were 110 adult clubs and 14 Youth clubs playing Gaelic Football, Hurling or Camogie in the US outside New York City. These clubs participated in Divisional Championship competitions to qualify for the North American Finals in their respective sport and grade of competition. As of 2005, Gaelic Games are being organized and played in over 30 cities across the US, including in Akron, Albany, Albuquerque, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Burlingame, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Oakland, Orange County, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland OR, Rochester, St. Louis, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, South Bend, Syracuse, Waukesha, and Washington DC.