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Oral History

Mary Treanor

Mary Treanor discusses her involvement in the GAA over the years. She talks about her father, Gerry Arthurs, a man instrumental in the development of the GAA in Armagh and who served on the Ulster County Board for 42 years. Mary discusses what it was like growing up in a family that was so involved in the GAA. She talks about the different roles her father had and how well respected he was in GAA circles. Joe Jordan and Joe Traynor are also present in this interview and they discuss the impact of Gerry Arthurs on the GAA in Ulster. They discuss the Keady fair, a large fair in her hometown in Armagh and the place that had in the community. Towards the end of the interview Mary describes what the GAA has meant to her over the years and the importance it holds in her life.