North American GAA

The North American County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Luthchleas Gael na Meiriceá Thuaidh) or North American GAA is one of the boards of the GAA outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in the United States of America, excluding the New York metropolitan region, which is under the control of the New York GAA. The board is also responsible for the American inter-county teams in the USA outside of New York City. It is referred to as a 'County Board' because it sits at the same level in the GAA hierarchy as the County Boards in Ireland, even though its geographical area is much larger than an actual county.

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