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The Philadelphia Divisional Board of the North American GAA is the governing body of hurling, camogie, and Gaelic football in the
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metropolitan area. It is affiliated to the North American Board. Its headquarters are at the Limerick Field Complex in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Until the 2006 North American Convention, its territory included the
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area.


History

The first recorded evidence of the Gaelic games in Philadelphia was in 1914 when a meeting is said to have been held at Philo Celtic Gaelic Football Club.


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Philly GAA
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North American Board
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Continental Youth Championships
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