Nollaig Cleary

Nollaig Cleary talks about growing up in a GAA family in Fermanagh. In 1993 she emigrated to the United States and before long she was involved in the GAA scene in New York. Her skills as a physiotherapist were a great help and she also got involved in reviving the Fermanagh club in New York. They had a men's and a ladies team and a lot of fundraising had to be done to keep the club functioning. The GAA in New York lost numbers if economic conditions in Ireland were good and this was a struggle for the Fermanagh club. Nollaig was heavily involved on the administrative side and played a huge role in encouraging underage girls to play ladies football. She gives a lot of her time to the GAA but she has made a lot of friends through the Association and feels that it has a huge role to play in bringing people together.