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Title: Gaelic football in Birkenhead in 1930s, 40s & 50s
Post by: chasminor on Friday 23 May 25 04:25 BST (UK)
Perhaps someone can assist me on this topic: How likely was it that a boy who grew up in Birkenhead in the 1930s, 40s & 50s and born of Irish immigrant parents was involved in the sport of Gaelic football? Would he have been equally versed in Gaelic and English football by the time he was 20?
Title: Re: Gaelic football in Birkenhead in 1930s, 40s & 50s
Post by: heywood on Sunday 25 May 25 07:18 BST (UK)
If you search for GAA, Lancashire (I know it is not Birkenhead) there is a long history of GAA in Liverpool - https://www.johnmitchelsliverpool.com/about.
If he was so keen, he may well have travelled there.
Title: Re: Gaelic football in Birkenhead in 1930s, 40s & 50s
Post by: KGarrad on Sunday 25 May 25 07:48 BST (UK)
In addition, there is also Wolfe Tones GAA club, who currently play at Wavertree Park.

Lancashire GAA were Runners-Up in the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship in 1949, 1953, 1958 and 1963.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancashire_GAA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancashire_GAA#GAA_History_in_Liverpool

Note that Chester Naomh Padraig GFC, play at Blacon Avenue, Chester, Cheshire