Mary Beth Ginder

Mary Beth Ginder discusses her introduction to Gaelic football while living in London and her re-engagement with the game on her return to America. She refers to her initiation into the Washington DC Gaels and learning the skills of Gaelic football. Ginder contrasts the game in America with that in Ireland, where she spent four months playing for the Dungiven club in Derry. She also offers insights into the practical difficulties faced by the GAA in Washington and efforts her club makes to raise finance and recruit players. In addition, she sets out the links she has made with the Irish community, to the GAA’s ‘identity crisis’ in America and to her hopes for the future of the D.C. Gaels club.