GAA fever takes root in heart of London

It’s nearly three years ago now but their memories of the trip remain vivid. Lots of things about Roscommon were different, the houses for a start. Some of the rooms were bigger than their homes in south London, some of the bathrooms were bigger than their bedrooms.

And the food, the fullness of the milk, the amount of space, and the fact these London boys were here to play GAA.

They knew the lore that went before them. On the school corridors, celebrated stories about one-time GAA player and former student turned global music star Tinie Tempa, still echo; about a culture that places meetings with Peter Canavan above meetings with Robert Pires in Valencia, Spain.