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Oral History

Members of Boston GAA Club

John McDevitt, Pat Kenneally, Jim Gallagher and Pat Callaghan discuss the role of the GAA in their lives in Donegal and Waterford, before they emigrated to America and the role of the GAA in their lives in Boston since. They discuss the development of the GAA in Boston since 1954, the places matches were played in the past, the role of the GAA in the community, fundraising for clubs and the importance of the GAA in providing work for Irish emigrants. They discuss the development of the grounds at Canton and the importance of having county players over from Ireland to attract people to the games. They discuss the impact of the Irish economy on the GAA in the Unites States and outline their views on the challenges facing the GAA into the future.