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‘There is no such thing as one version’

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“There is no such thing as one, definitive, version of Irish America.”

This phrase, or a variation of it, comes up time and time again when speaking to people who broadly fit under the umbrella of being “Irish-American”.

Some come from the Republic of Ireland, some from Northern Ireland, others have families who emigrated more than 150 years ago, some have been in the United States for less than 12 months.

Of the 80 or so members at Baltimore GAA club, a handful were born in Ireland, about a third consider themselves Irish-American and the rest simply fancied giving Gaelic games a try.

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