GAA Provinces & Counties (*)
| Dublin |
| Dublin City (*) |
| Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown (*) |
| Fingal (*) |
| South Dublin (*) |
| Connacht |
| Galway |
| Leitrim |
| Mayo |
| Roscommon |
| Sligo |
| Leinster |
| Carlow |
| Kildare |
| Kilkenny |
| Laois |
| Longford |
| Louth |
| Meath |
| Offaly |
| Westmeath |
| Wexford |
| Wicklow |
| Munster |
| Clare |
| Cork |
| Kerry |
| Limerick |
| Tipperary |
| Waterford |
| Ulster |
| Antrim |
| Armagh |
| Cavan |
| Derry |
| Donegal |
| Down |
| Fermanagh |
| Monaghan |
| Tyrone |
| England |
| Gloucestershire |
| Hertfordshire |
| Lancashire |
| London |
| Warwickshire |
| Yorkshire |
| America |
| Argentina (*) |
| Canada |
| Caribbean (*) |
| Mexico (*) |
| New York |
| United States |
| Orient |
| Africa (*) |
| Asia |
| Australasia |
| Europe |
| Middle East |
| Russia (*) |
| Celtic |
| Brittany |
| Galicia |
| Scotland |
| Wales (*) |
(*) Currently in development, either as GAA Sevens or with a handful of Clubs and not yet a County. Sports: Hurling, Gaelic Football, Camogie, Ladies Gaelic Football.
GAA Inter-Provincial Proposal (**)
| GAA Inter-Provincial |
| Connacht |
| Leinster |
| Munster |
| Ulster |
| Dublin |
| Celtic |
| England |
| America |
| Orient |
(**) Possible basis for Professionalism
GAA Sevens (***)
| City Boroughs |
| Belfast City |
| Cork City |
| Galway City |
| Limerick City |
| Waterford City |
| County Boroughs |
| Causeway |
| East Antrim |
| Lisburn |
| Mid-Ulster |
| North Down |
(***) GAA Sevens is used to promote GAA in non-Traditional areas – it could be used to promote Gaelic Games in the above City and County Boroughs.
Gaeltacht GAA (****)
| An Gaeltacht Championship |
| Connemara (Galway) |
| Dingle (Kerry) |
| Erris (Mayo) |
| Gweedore (Donegal) |
| Ring (Waterford) |
| Tara (Meath) |
| West Cork (Cork) |
(****) The GAA Gaeltacht Championship is used to promote Gaelic Football in Gaeltacht Areas – the above Gaeltacht Areas are given in common English-name usage of the Areas.
Handball Councils
| World Handball Councils |
| Euro 1 Wall |
| Eton Fives (EFA) |
| Frisian Kaatsen |
| Inner City Handball |
| Pelota a Mano (CIJB) |
| World Handball Council (WHC) |
World Rounders
| GAA Rounders World |
| Alpen Rounders (Switzerland & South Tirol, Italy) |
| British Rounders |
| England |
| Wales |
| Scotland |
| Jersey |
| Isle of Man |
| Guernsey |
| World Rounders |
| Australia |
| India |
Other Gaelic Games
| Other Gaelic Games |
| Poc Fada |
| Wheelchair Hurling |
| Wheelchair Football |
| International Rules |
| Compromise Rules Football |
| Hurling-Shinty |
| Rounders-Baseball, Rounders-Softball & Compromise Rules Rounders (Ireland, England, Wales) |
| Handball-Pelota |
| Hurlacrosse (Hurling-Lacrosse) |
| Poc Fada Golf |
Celtic & Atlantic Sports
| Celtic & Atlantic Sports |
| Alba (Scottish Shinty – Camanachd Association / Women’s Camanachd Association) |
| Britain (Medieval British Football – Ba’Game, Uppies & Downies, Shrovetide Football) |
| Cymru (Welsh Baseball Union / Welsh Ladies Baseball Union / English Baseball Union – Liverpool) |
| Euskadi (Basque Pelota – ASPE (Spain) / FFPB (France) |
| Fiorentina (Calcio Fiorentina) |
| Kernow (Cornish Hurling) |
| Mannin (Manx Cammag) |
Recap
From the intital four Provinces and 32 counties, GAA has grown to include Britain GAA and the World Games. With the inclusion of the related Celtic & Atlantic Sports and World Handball (The GAA Handball website says it is the GAA’s only real world sport, as well as World Rounders, International Rules, and other Sports such as Poc Fada and Wheelchair Hurling and Football it is an immense amount of variety and reach the World over. (Please see each of the articles on the website of the different sports to view references).
Map of Ireland (32 GAA Counties) – Shutterstock
Detailed map of Ireland with administrative divisions into provinces and counties, major cities of the country, vector illustration onwhite background Item ID: 1975170977 Contributor martinova4 [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/detailed-map-ireland-administrative-divisions-into-1975170977 [Accessed 11 January 2022][32 GAA Counties of Ireland Text by Enda Mulcahy for Eirball.e]
Map of Ireland (4 Provinces and 32 Counties) – 123rf
Detailed map of Ireland with administrative divisions into provinces and counties, major cities of the country, vector illustration on white background Image ID: 169247175 Copyright: martinova4 [Internet] Available from: https://www.123rf.com/photo_169247175_detailed-map-of-ireland-with-administrative-divisions-into-provinces-and-counties-major-cities-of-th.html?vti=lcmsh531b5ywjxixbf-1-44 [Accessed 11 January 2022]
Map of Ireland (32 GAA Counties)
Map of the whole Ireland isolated on white background. Image ID: 4210649 Copyright: Moustyk [Internet] Available from: https://www.123rf.com/photo_4210649_map-of-the-whole-ireland-isolated-on-white-background-.html?vti=lz956wqzezzxb1dw5w-1-10 [Accessed 11 January 2022]
Map of Ireland (Provinces and Counties)
Provinces and counties of Ireland Image ID: 99913732 Copyright: brichuas [Internet] Available from: https://www.123rf.com/photo_99913732_provinces-and-counties-of-ireland.html?vti=lz956wqzezzxb1dw5w-2-45 [Accessed 11 January 2022]
Note: It appears to be impossible to find a map of the Traditional 4 Provinces and 32 Counties of Ireland that you can purchase on the Internet, and not steal – These are the Best Eirball could find on 123rf.com
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to Dervla Mulcahy, Richard Mulcahy, Rose McCabe, Fiona Corrigan, Jillian Glynn, Caoimhe Mullaney, Roisin Ni Dhonnacha, Kate Hartnett, Rachel Croke, Lenka Mulligan, Decy Maher, Jason, Luke Kelly, Derek Walsh, Tom Dunne, Paul Croke, Gareth Hunt, and Michael O’Callaghan.
ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT
Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
Eirball | GAA World / Irish North American and World Sports Archive
Last Updated: 11 January 2022
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