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Game On: Irish Immigrants Head to the Bronx to Play Gaelic Football : Slideshow

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Players from the Cavan and Armagh teams scramble for possession of the ball.
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Players from the Cavan and Armagh teams scramble for possession of the ball.
Gaelic Park is situated between the last two stops of the 1 train in the Bronx.
Denise Blostein/WNYC
Gaelic Park is situated between the last two stops of the 1 train in the Bronx.
Gaelic Park is owned by Manhattan College, which overlooks the field to the north. The GAA leases the park from the college.
Denise Blostein/WNYC
Gaelic Park is owned by Manhattan College, which overlooks the field to the north. The GAA leases the park from the college.
John Riordan, right, has been a fixture at Gaelic Park for over forty years.
Denise Blostein/WNYC
John Riordan, right, has been a fixture at Gaelic Park for over forty years.
Players warm up before the start of a match.
Players warm up before the start of a match.
In Gaelic football, players can handle the ball with their hands.
Denise Blostein/WNYC
In Gaelic football, players can handle the ball with their hands.
The goal keeper for the Cavan team prepares to fight off an advance from Armagh players .
Denise Blostein/WNYC
The goal keeper for the Cavan team prepares to fight off an advance from Armagh players .
Players for the Armagh team tough it out in the sun while waiting on the sidelines.
Players for the Armagh team tough it out in the sun while waiting on the sidelines.
The Gaelic Park pitch.
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The Gaelic Park pitch.

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