Members of New Haven Gaelic Football and Hurling Club

Pat Hosey, Seán Scollan, Charlie O’Hagan and John O’Donovan discuss their lives involved in the GAA in New Haven. The group recall their earliest memories of the GAA in Ireland and their journeys to Connecticut. They describe the founding of the club, the people involved, the development of grounds and the setting up of the community centre. They talk about the Irish community in the area, where people came from in the past and how emigration has changed through the years and down to the present. They outline life in the GAA in the area – the matches they played, their relationship with the New York Board and the socialising that occurs. Pat talks about the clubs relationship with Matt Talbots and the club’s trip to Dublin. They each describe their best memories of the GAA, their GAA heroes and their hopes for the New Haven club into the future.