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    • Acknowledgements
    • Dedication
    • Roll of Honour
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Background
    • The Early Years
    • What type of transport was used?
    • Where were the games played?
    • Disputes/Disagreements
    • First Organised Games
  • The Decades
  • FAMILY MEMORIES
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    • Na Piarsaigh
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    • Oughterard
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    • Clonbur
    • Killanin
    • Renvyle
  • Political Families
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  • Rural Research Topics
    • The negative perspective on rurality from prose/poetry of John McGahern and Patrick Kavanagh is selective, personalised and should be analysed accordingly?
    • Rural residents are not Parasites on the urban economy in Ireland
  • Original Songs from Connemara
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Connemara GAA & Political – History, Folklore and Audio Memories

Background

The Early Years

What type of transport was used?

Where were the games played?

Disputes/Disagreements

First Organised Games

Through the Decades

  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010

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  • 00 Ballyconneely Historical Overview
  • 00 Ballyconneely Seaweed Factory History
  • 00 Roundstone Historical Memories
  • GAA 00 Mary Ruddy and Michael Lyster
  • GAA 01 Introduction and Acknowledgements
  • GAA 02 Tom Conneely 1937 Memories
  • GAA 03 Fr. Ned Stankard
  • GAA 04 Sean Connolly from Clare
  • GAA 05 Martin V Mannion
  • GAA 06 Johnny Fitzpatrick New York
  • GAA 07 Paddy Gannon
  • GAA 08 Petie Kane
  • GAA 09 David Griffin
  • GAA 10 Francy Foley
  • GAA 11 Sean O'Toole 1969 Final
  • GAA 12 Francy T. Connolly Memories
  • GAA 13 John Conneely & Peter Carey
  • GAA 14 Eamon King
  • GAA 15 Michael McDonaugh
  • GAA 16 JoJo Gorhman
  • GAA 17 Pat King & Willie McDonogh
  • GAA 18 Gerry King
  • GAA 19 Macdara Birmingham
  • GAA 20 Damien Joyce
  • GAA 21 John O'Brien
  • GAA 22 Mark O'Shaughnasy
  • GAA 23 Jack Cosgrove
  • GAA 24 Fechin Mulkerrins
  • GAA 25 Brian Courcey's memories
  • GAA 26 John O'Malley
  • GAA 27 Michael John Ferron
  • GAA 28 Padraic Cloherty's memories
  • GAA 29 Aiden Sweeney
  • GAA 30 Joseph Joyce Folklore
  • GAA 31 Tom & Michael King
  • GAA 32 Paddy Davin
  • GAA 33 Gabriel Keady
  • GAA 34.1 Henry Kenny
  • GAA 34.2 James Coyne
  • GAA 34.3 Aiden O Halloren
  • GAA 35 John R. Joyce, Johnny O'Malley & Charlie O'Malley Recess
  • GAA 36 Mary Gannon
  • GAA 37 Lisa Coohill
  • GAA 38 Geraldine McTavish Irish and English
  • GAA 39 John King
  • GAA 40 Tom Conneely
  • GAA 41 Pat O'Malley
  • GAA 43 Jimmy & Johnny Fitzpatrick & FestyPrice
  • GAA 44 Martin Conroy
  • GAA 45 John Coneys & Tommy Whelan
  • GAA 46 Gerry Sammon
  • GAA 47 Mark Wallace
  • GAA 48 Noel King
  • GAA 49 Sean O'Toole
  • GAA 50 Tom Vaughan
  • GAA 51 Aidan Cosgrove
  • GAA 52 John Coyle
  • GAA 53 Tony Coyne
  • GAA 54 Ann Mitchell
  • GAA 55 Michael Flaherty
  • Music 01 - Reeling In The Years
  • Music 02 - Treat Me Like Every Other
  • Music 03 - The Ghost Of The Playboy
  • Music 04 - Matt Conneely's Band
  • Music 05 - No Grant For Me Ass
  • Music 06 - Sam is Back in Galway Again
  • Music 07 - Take The Sheep Off The Mountain
  • Music 08 - Cleggan's Rugged Shore final
  • Music 09 - Reduntant Casanova
  • Music 10 - The 'Bloddy' Rugby Song
  • Music 11 - Graveside Observation
  • Music 12 - Goodbye to Errislannan
  • Part II - 00 Introduction by Colleen Curran
  • Part II - 56 Ann Mitchell
  • Part II - 57 Fr. Ronayne
  • Part II - 58 John O'Malley and Brenda O'Callaghan
  • Part II - 64 Memories from Errismore Races
  • Part II - 65a Bob Welby
  • Part II - 65b Willie Darcy
  • Part II - 66 Sean Mannion
  • Part III - 59 Martan O Ciardha
  • Part III - 60 a John McIntyre
  • Part III - 60 b John McIntyre
  • Part III - 60c Sean O Neachtain
  • Part III - 61a John Power
  • Part III - 61b John Power
  • Part III - 62 Mattie Nee Rosmuc
  • Part III - 63a Nicholas O Conchubhair
  • Part III - 63b Nicholas O Conchubhair
  • Part III - 63c Nicholas O Conchubhair
  • Part III - 63d Nicholas O Conchubhair
  • Part III - 67 Tom Clancy
  • Part III - 68 Cristopher Ryan
  • Part III - 69 Pat Ryan
  • Part III - 70a Willie Darcy, Gerry Darcy, Roddy Joyce, Tom O Sullivan
  • Part III - 70b Oughterard
  • Part III - 70c Tom O Sullivan
  • Politics - 1000 Colleen Curran
  • Politics - 1001 PK Joyce
  • Politics - 1002 Tom Welby
  • Politics - 1003 Eamon O Cuiv
  • Politics - 1004 Padraic McCormack
  • Politics - 1005 Sean O Neachtain
  • Politics - 1006 Eamon Mylotte
  • Politics - 1007 Josie Conneely
  • Politics - 1008 Richard Bartley Final
  • Politics - 1009 Seosamh O Cuaig
  • Politics - 1010 Padraic O Maille
  • Politics - 1011 Nicholas O Connor
  • Politics - 1012 Thomas O Currain
  • Politics - 1013 Thomas Whelan
  • Politics - 1014 Michael O Neill
  • Politics - 1015 Connie Ni Fhatharta
  • Politics - 1016 Paddy Mannion
  • Rugby 01 Fr. Ned Stankard
  • Rugby 02 Br. Vivian Cotter & Paddy Flynn
  • Rugby 03 Br. Vivian Cotter
  • Rugby 04 Matt O'Sullivan
  • Rugby 05 Gerry King
  • Rugby 06 Pat Walsh
  • Rugby 07 Dr. Mick Molloy
  • Rugby 08 Aidan O Halloren
  • Rugby 09 Mairead Coyne
  • Rugby 10 Paddy Flynn
  • Rugby 11 Kenny Pollington
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