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The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) was founded in Hayes Hotel in Thurles, Co. Tipperary on 1st November 1884. Teams played in Co. Roscommon almost from the start. In 1885 a letter in "The Roscommon Herald" called for the creation of GAA Clubs in the county. By 1888 teams were active in the north of the county and it is most likely that the south was not far behind. The Parnellite split caused the movement to die down somewhat but in 1902 the GAA was reformed in the county and has survived ever since. Today Gaelic Games are one of the top sports in the county.
Men of Roscommon by Seamus & Terry Shannon. A vinyl record produced for the 1980 All Ireland Final. Heritage Records. 1980. The preview to this match had been spectacular. Roscommon had won four Senior Connacht Titles in 1977, '78, '79 & '80 and a first National League Title in 1979. Hopes of a third All Ireland Title were high - but Kerry had other ideas! Images not to scale. This page has links to our GAA collections. These comprise books, pitch opening & special event programmes, match programmes and general documents & ephemera. They cover all aspects of the GAA including Gaelic Football & hurling, camogie & ladies football, Scór na nÓg & Scór Sinsear etc. GAA Books and Pitch Opening Programmes. This is a collection of books and pitch opening programmes that contain historical information about the club, pitch, people etc. This is our current collection, some of which are photocopies. We would welcome any additions. GAA Centenary Year 1984. This is our small collection of miscellaneous material from Roscommon, Connacht and elsewhere for GAA Centenary Year 1984. Includes club, county, provincial and national material. We welcome additions. GAA Ephemera. This is our collection of GAA Ephemera not listed elsewhere. It contains images and details of tickets, documents etc. We welcome additions. New York 2006. There was great interest in the Connaught Senior Football Championship game between New York & Roscommon in New York in May 2006. 2000 people are reported to have travelled from Roscommon for the game. Check it out here! This link also contains material relating to New York Roscommon Football Club, which we have in our collection. Ceol, Caint & Damhsa. CCD was an annual cultural event held by the GAA's Camogie Board. It has been superseded by Scór (see below). This page has illustrations of our small collection of CCD material. Scór na nÓg and Scór Sinsear. The annual cultural event run by the GAA for those who might not be as interested in field sports. This is our collection of Scór material. Gaelic Medals. We have a small collection of Gaelic medals. We list them here for your information. Further examples always welcome. Match Programmes - Background. The earliest programme for a GAA match dates back to about 1913 for an All Ireland final between Kerry and Wexford. A programme also exists for a hurling match between Tipperary and Kilkenny, played at Jones's Road in November 1913. It was not until later, perhaps the 1930’s, that programmes were produced for All Ireland semi-finals. The earliest programme of Roscommon interest that we have seen dates from the early 1940’s. Early provincial final programmes do date from the 1930’s (a Munster final programme exists - Limerick v. Waterford, for 1934). County Final programmes date from the 1940’s (Tipperary - Thurles v Carrick-on-Suir, 1946) and today programmes are produced for almost every match. Programmes are collectible in themselves, some are almost miniature works of art, but they also contain much of historic and social interest. Programmes always list players, the referee, the team colours, and very often contain snippets of information on the club, the team, the players, the mentors, and much, much more. Match Programmes. A small sample of GAA match programmes to whet the appetite. These documents are a great source of information and many are miniature works of art. Come along and have a look – you’d never know what you might find! We DO NOT have all of the programmes illustrated here. To view our own collection see the next link.. Our
Collection. The links
below will take you to the database containing our archive of Roscommon
Inter-County Match Programmes (Inter-Club Programmes are listed
under the individual club, below).
Club Links. The club is the backbone of the GAA in Roscommon. Most clubs within the county have produced books, programmes or other ephemera over the years. The links below will bring you our club page, where club publications, programmes and ephemera are displayed. Blue links are live.
Athleague - Ballinameen - Boyle - Castlerea St. Kevin's - Clan na nGael - Creggs - Éire Óg - Elphin - Fuerty - Four Roads - Kilbride - Kilglass Gaels - Kilmore - Michael Glavey's - New York Roscommon Football Club - Oran - Padraig Pearse's - Roscommon Gaels - St. Aidan's - St. Barry's - St. Brigid's - St. Ciaran's - St. Croan's - St. Dominic's - St. Faithleach's - St. Joseph's - St. Michael's - St. Ronan's - Shannon Gaels - Strokestown - Tremane - Tulsk - Western Gaels.
If you have programmes or GAA material and would like to see it in our collection: please contact us. If you have Roscommon GAA material (books, programmes, ephemera etc.) to trade please follow this link.
"Into the West" Vol. 2 Issue 3 May - June 2010. Dermot Earley tribute.
Souvenir Programme for Roscommon GAA Supporters Club, Dublin - Annual Dinner 1996.
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Anniversary Dinner - 2008.
Annual Dinner - 1994.
The Official Match Programme from 1943.
A "friendly" from the same year.
The Official Programme from the 1944 All Ireland.
The Semi-Final Programme from 1952. (We only have illustrations of these programmes, we would welcome originals).
Programme for 2nd Annual Programme Collectors Fair in Armagh
Images are not to scale.
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