Woo-hoo! The Notre Dames cheer their trophy. Photo by Eileen McElroy.
The Mairead Farrells (Máiréad Ní Fhearghail) Ladies Football Club of Philadelphia became the 2010 North American Senior Football Champions over Labor Day weekend at the national GAA games at Chicago’s Gaelic Park. The footballers had already won the Philadelphia senior football title a few weeks before.
The team they beat in the city match-up, the Notre Dames, also brought home a trophy from Chicago. This team is now the 2010 North American Intermediate Football Champions. They’ll both be defending their titles next year in San Francisco.
Notre Dames player Eileen McElroy is also a talented photographer and she shared some photos from the ladies’ competition and the men’s matches featuring Philly GAA teams the Kevin Barrys and the Young Irelanders. The men didn’t bring home trophies, but they fought like Celtic tigers.
Check out Eileen’s photos:
Thanks to Peadar McDiarmada for reporting the results from Chicago.