Members of Templeport St Aidans GFC

The three interviewees, Seamus McGovern, Ciaran Maguire and John Pat Brady, all members of the Templeport GAA club in Cavan, discuss their earliest memories of the GAA, offering insights into developments in travel and transport and the difficulties associated with locating suitable places to play Gaelic games. Key developments in the club and county’s sporting history are discussed, as are local rivalries, parish leagues and the importance of the GAA to Irish parish life. Finally, the interviewees reflect on their most admired teams and players and offer opinions changes they would like to see in Gaelic football.