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Paul Rouse: Remembering those who kept the GAA alive when its existence was in peril

Paul Rouse: Remembering those who kept the GAA alive when its existence was in peril

GRAND UNVEILING: Lord Mayor of Dublin Daithí De Róiste and GAA president Jarlath Burns at the unveiling of a plaque by at Clonturk Park in
Drumcondra, commemorating it as the location for the All-Ireland finals of 1890, 1891, 1892, and 1894. Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

The unveiling of a plaque last weekend at Clonturk Park in Drumcondra underlined - once again – the extraordinary progress of the GAA since the end of the nineteenth century.

The plaque was unveiled on a small strip of ground beside where Shelbourne play their soccer in Tolka Park.

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