GAA teams up with UCC for new Atlas project
UCC President Professor John O’Halloran; Meadhbh Ring, captain of the Ashbourne cup winning team 2026 and UCC student; Amy O'Connor, Cork senior camogie team player and UCC alumnus; Ben Cunningham, Cork senior hurling team player and UCC student; Méabh Murphy, Ashbourne cup title winner 2026 and UCC student and GAA President Jarlath Burns at the announcement of a new partnership between UCC and the GAA to publish Atlas of the GAA. Picture: Marcin Lewandowski
The GAA has announced a new partnership with UCC to publish an Atlas of the GAA, a major new publication that will explore, map and celebrate the cultural significance of the organisation both nationally and internationally.
Atlas of the GAA: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael/The Gaelic Athletic Association will feature in the critically acclaimed Atlas Series published by Cork University Press, the publishing arm of UCC. The volume will coincide with the 145th anniversary of the GAA in 2029 and forms part of a wider programme of commemorative initiatives leading towards the association’s 150th anniversary in 2034.
Central to the project is a call to action to GAA clubs, at home and abroad, to actively participate in shaping this definitive record of the organisation. Clubs will be invited to contribute key data that will inform a major mapping exercise, capturing the scale, reach and cultural significance of the association.
The volume, which will draw on the data for a selection of maps, will be co-edited by Atlas Series stalwarts Dr John Crowley (UCC School of the Human Environment) and Dr Donal Ó Drisceoil (UCC School of History), who previously collaborated on Atlas of the Irish Revolution (2017), recently voted one of the top twenty Irish books of the last two decades. They will be joined by Dr Liam O’Callaghan (School of Health and Sport Sciences, Liverpool Hope University), Dr Richard McElligott (School of Business and Humanities, Dundalk Institute of Technology), and cartographic editor Charlie Roche (Mobile GIS). The Atlas will also cover the role of women in the history of the GAA and include the growth of the Camogie Association since 1924 and the Ladies Gaelic Football Association since 1974.
GAA President Jarlath Burns said: "We are delighted and honoured that the award-winning Atlas series from Cork University Press will now add a study of Gaelic games to its impressive collection.
“This landmark project will be the first major academic work on the GAA since our oral history project as part of our 125 celebrations, and following on from that success, I believe the Atlas of the GAA will be something that will position the Association as we look to mark our 150th anniversary in 2034.”
“Since 1884 the GAA has grown to occupy a pre-eminent place in Irish life, as synonymous for our community cohesion as we are for our thrilling games. Mapping and charting this journey through an academic lens will be a milestone and I've no doubt it will be a most sought-after publication.”
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