Showing posts with label Gaelic Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gaelic Park. Show all posts
Monday, November 14, 2016
8th Annual Sean Tallon Memorial Tournament
Ancient Order of Hibernians Sponsor 8th Annual FF Sean Tallon Gaelic Sports Tournament
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| FDNY Honor Guard and Pipe Band kick of the Sean Tallon Tournament |
The 8th
Annual Firefighter Sean Tallon Tournament was held on November 13th at
Gaelic Park September 11, 2001 .
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| NYC Firefighter Sean Tallon |
The
tournament is sponsored by the AOH of the greater New York City Metro area and
is operated under the authority of the New York GAA Minor Board.
The FDNY
Ceremonial Unit Honor Guard and the FDNY Emerald Society Pipes and Drums lead
the over 400 “Under-8” players onto the field to compete in a day long
tournament competing in Gaelic Games.
The competition is now in its 8th year and has grown to
include 4 football divisions and 1 hurling division.
Thanks to
the several AOH sponsors who ensure this tournament is success each year. Sponsors included the AOH Bronx, Queens , and Westchester County Boards as
well as Divisions #3 and #5 of The Bronx, Division #18 Peekskill Yonkers
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| Relatives of Sean Tallon (center) with AOH members at Gaelic Park |
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
The 7th Annual Sean Tallon Tournament 2015
Yonkers AOH Sponsors 7th Annual
Sean
Tallon Tournament at Gaelic Park
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| Sean Tallon Tournament Opening Ceremony at Gaelic Park in The Bronx |
The Ancient Order of Hibernians of Greater
New York were proud to once again sponsor The 7th Annual Firefighter
Sean Tallon Memorial Gaelic Sports Tournament which was held at Gaelic Park in The Bronx on November 1st. The tournament is operated under the
jurisdiction of The New York GAA Minor Board.
The tournament is dedicated to the life and legacy of FDNY Firefighter
Sean Patrick Tallon of Yonkers, who lost his life responding to
the terrorist attacks on The World Trade Center on September
11, 2001.
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| FDNY Color Guard with FDNY Emerald Society Pipes & Drums |
The FDNY Ceremonial Color Guard along with
the FDNY Emerald Society Pipes and Drums led over 250 young athletes onto the
field as the event began. Over 22 teams
participated in this year’s tournament, making this the largest turnout in the
event’s 7 year history. The tournament that began in 2009 by the Myles Scully
Division of Yonkers with only 4 teams has grown each year and is now a major
event on the GAA calendar.
Opening Procession with FDNY at Gaelic Park
Sean Tallon’s Mother Eileen and sister
Rosaleen thanked the GAA Minor Board and the AOH for keeping his memory alive
at the tournament’s opening ceremony. A
moment of silence was then observed to remember Past AOH New York State
President John Egan, who was tragically killed in an automobile accident the
previous day. John was a big supporter
of the Sean Tallon Tournament and was planning on attending the event that day.
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| Fierce competition at The Sean Tallon Tournament |
The day was filled with action and
excitement as the young athletes competed in 3 Division Levels of Gaelic
Football and 2 Division Levels of Hurling.
The New York GAA Minor Board President, Denis Twomey, wished to thank
all the Hibernians for supporting Irish Culture through promoting Gaelic Games
for young people.
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| Under 10 & Under 8 Teams Compete in The Sean Tallon Tournament |
Thanks to all of the AOH County Boards and
individual Divisions who have joined together to make this event a
reality! The sponsoring AOH Units for
2015 are:
AOH Bronx County Board
AOH New York County Board
AOH
Queens County Board
AOH Westchester County Board
AOH
Division #5 Bronx
AOH
Division #3 Bronx
AOH
Division #4 Bronx
AOH
Division #18 Peekskill
AOH
Division #1 Yonkers
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| Four AOH County Boards & Five Divisions Teamed Up to Sponsor the Event |
You can view pictures of all the action on
the AOH New York State Board’s Flickr Social Media Site! Click the link below to view pictures from
the tournament.
Sunday, June 28, 2015
The Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Commemorative Sports Tournament
A.O.H. Sponsors O’Donovan Rossa Commemorative Event at Gaelic
Park
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| The O'Donovan Rossa Tournament Flyer |
The countdown to the 100th Anniversary of the
1916 Easter Rising began yesterday at Gaelic Park in the Bronx as a large cross
section the Irish Community hosted a Gaelic Football Tournament to commemorate
the Centenary of the death of Irish patriot Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa. Rossa,
who was instrumental in building support and momentum for what would
eventually lead to the 1916 Easter Rising died in New York City on June 29th
1915.
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| Barbara Jones, Dan Dennehy, and Williams Rossa Cole |
The tournament was sponsored by several Irish
organizations, including The Hudson Valley Irish Center, the County Cork Association
of New York, and The Ancient Order of Hibernians. Several dignitaries were in attendance as well,
including Barbara Jones - Irish Consular
General, Williams Rossa Cole – Great Grandson
of Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa, and Sophie Colgan – The 2015 New York Rose of Tralee.
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| The AOH was a proud sponsor of the O'Donovan Rossa Tournament |
A
stirring moment occurred just prior to the start of the event when Williams
Rossa Cole recited the words of Padraig Pearse’s oration that was made at the O’Donovan
Rossa funeral in Dublin in August of 1915.
“The fools, the fools, the fools, they have left us our Fenian dead!” said
Rossa, “while Ireland holds these graves, Ireland
unfree shall never be at peace.”
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| Williams Rossa Cole reads Pearse Oration |
There were several teams from
around the NYC area that participated in the tournament, including County Mayo,
Manhattan Gaels, and The Wolfe Tones, who traveled all the way from Detroit Michigan
to be there.
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| Teams assembled at the start of the O'Donovan Rossa Tournament |
Congratulations go to all who
worked very hard to make this event a great success, especially AOH National
Immigration Chairman Dan Dennehy, who worked tirelessly to make this event
a reality. AOH Division One of Yonkers was proud to sponsor such an important
cultural event!
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| AOH members attending the O'Donovan Rossa Tournament |
For more information of the
life and contributions of Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa, you can read this article
that was published in the Irish Echo Newspaper in 2003.
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