Introduction
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~ ~ Before I go on to describe to you the GAA Museum at Croke Park in Dublin, it is necessary that you have just a little background to exactly what GAA games actually are.
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Advantages: Totally fascinating insight into this Irish sport Disadvantages: A bit hard to find!!
...to describe to you the GAA Museum at Croke Park in Dublin, it is necessary that you have just a little background to exactly what GAA games actually are. For those of you who don't know what GAA stands for, it is the “Gaelic Athletic Association”, which is the governing body for Gaelic football and hurling, both here in Ireland and overseas.
Gaelic Football
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~ ~ Gaelic football, for anyone who hasn’t yet seen it ... ...find extensively covered in the GAA Museum in Croke Park in Dublin.
The GAA Museum
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~ ~ Croke Park, the home of the GAA, is situated in North County Dublin, in Drumcondra.
Access to the Museum is just a little awkward, as it is up a little side road called St. Joseph’s Avenue, that in turn is off Clonliffe Road in Drumcondra.
The easiest way is to get a taxi (about a fiver from the centre, plug, plug!!) or a bus from ...
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Advantages: Mixing fun activities with the usual historical elements Disadvantages: Helps to know a bit about the games
The GAA Museum is one of the best visitor attractions in Dublin. It highlights Ireland’s national games; Gaelic Football, Hurling, Camoige and Handball. In almost town and village in Ireland you will find a GAA club and in many parts the club is the focal point of community activities.
It combines the traditional elements of a museum, presentations on historic moments with interactive elements which ensures a fun and informative visit. One ... ...is the headquarters of the GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association). The stadium is in the middle of a transformation, which will see one of the most modern stadiums in Europe, an impressive achievement for an amateur sporting body. The museum is 15 minutes walk from the city centre, alternatively several buses (11, 16) go from O’Connell St and will stop quite near the stadium. ...
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