The GAA in Scotland: Dunedin Connolly’s

Dunedin Connolly’s is the only major Gaelic Football Club in Edinburgh. An Irish sport that isn’t native to Scotland, yet one that has become an important part of many Edinburgh people’s daily lives.

The club was founded in 1988, taking the name Dunedin, Irish translation of Edinburgh, and Connolly’s, named after James Connolly, the famous Irish politician, activist and patriot who was born in Edinburgh and fought in the 1916 Easter rising in Dublin. Continue reading