Croke Park, the home of Ireland’s Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), is not only at the center of Gaelic football, hurling and camogie it’s the heart of a major international community and the epicenter of Dublin city.
<p>By Richard McElligott
On the 11 September, 1921 the Dublin and Kilkenny hurlers meet in that year’s Leinster final. It was a match more notable for the iconic photographs of a beaming Michael Collins being introduced to the players than Dublin’s eight points victory. Accompanied by his old friend and</p>
Croke Park, the home of Ireland’s Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), is not only at the center of Gaelic football, hurling and camogie it’s the heart of a major international community and the epicenter of Dublin city.