Clubs
In 2005 in the NACB area, there were 110 adult clubs and 14 Youth clubs playing 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 were being organized and played in over 30 cities across the US, including:
- Akron, Albany, Albuquerque, Atlanta
- Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Burlingame
- Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland
- Denver, Detroit
- Fort Lauderdale
- Greenville, South Carolina
- Kansas City
- Indianapolis
- Los Angeles
- Madison, Milwaukee
- New Hampshire
- Oakland, Orange County
- Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Portland ME
- Rochester
- St. Louis, St. Paul MN, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, South Bend, Syracuse
- Waukesha, Washington DC, Worcester, MA
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Famous quotes containing the word clubs:
“As night returns bringing doubts
That swarm around the sleeper’s head
But are fended off with clubs and knives ...”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)
“Remember that the peer group is important to young adolescents, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Parents are often just as important, however. Don’t give up on the idea that you can make a difference.”
—The Lions Clubs International and the Quest Nation. The Surprising Years, I, ch.5 (1985)
“Neighboring farmers and visitors at White Sulphur drove out occasionally to watch ‘those funny Scotchmen’ with amused superiority; when one member imported clubs from Scotland, they were held for three weeks by customs officials who could not believe that any game could be played with ‘such elongated blackjacks or implements of murder.’”
—For the State of West Virginia, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)