Turas Siar 348 - Caitlín: 1884, Cusóig agus an CLG.

Mé ar ais aríst inniu.

Me back again today..

Agus inniu féach ar an sliogán atá ag barr an phíosa seo.

And today look at the shell that is at the top of this piece..

Tá bliain ann ocht déag ochtó ceathair.

The year is 1884.

Anois b'fhéidir go bhfuil tú ag rá leat féin céard a tharla in ocht déag ochtó ceathair.

Now maybe you are saying to yourself what happened in eighteen eighty-four..

Sin an bhliain a bhunaíodh Cumann Lúthchleas Gael.

That is the year the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded.

Agus bhunaigh Micheál Ó Cusaigh chomh maith le seachtar eile an Cumann Lúthchleas Gael in ocht déag ochtó ceathair an t-aon aidhm a bhí acu ná chur chun cinn na cluichí Gaelacha.

And Micheál Ó Cusaigh, along with seven others, also founded the Gaelic Athletic Association in eighteen eighty-four; their only aim was the promotion of the Gaelic games.

Freisin bhí siad ag iarraidh béim a chur ar an gceol rince Gaelach agus ar an nGaeilge.

They also wanted to place emphasis on Irish dance music and on the Irish language.

Chuidigh an Dochtúir Croke, Ardeaspag Chaiseal, leis an chúis seo freisin.

Doctor Croke, Archbishop of Cashel, also helped this cause.

In onóir dó ainmníodh Páirc an Chrócaigh atá i mBaile Átha Cliath.

In his honour, Croke Park in Dublin was named.

Bhí cuid eile páirteach mar dhaoine a chuir tús leis an Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, sin Maurice Davin, Joseph Breakin agus Thomas McCarthy.

Others were involved as people who founded the Gaelic Athletic Association, namely Maurice Davin, Joseph Breakin, and Thomas McCarthy.

Tá fíorghrá ag muintir Mhaigh Eo ar an gCumann Lúthchleas Gael agus bíonn fíorsuim acu ann i gcónaí sna Cluichí.

The people of Mayo have a true love for the Gaelic Athletic Association and they always have a genuine interest in the Games.

Deirtear go raibh sé dochreidte an t-áthas a bhí ann i naoi déag caoga agus naoi déag caoga haon. Nuair a bhuaigh foireann Mhaigh Eo cluiche ceannais na hÉireann bhí Maigh Eo i naoi déag caoga. Bhí Maigh Eo ag imirt i gcoinne Contae Lú agus imríodh an cluiche ar an fichiú ceathairú lá de mhí Meán Fómhair agus an scór a bhí ann ag an ag deireadh ama ná Maigh Eo dhá chúl agus cúig cúilín agus an lú aon cúl agus sé cúilín ansin an bhliain dár gcionn tháinig foireann Mhaigh Eo ar ais arís agus bhuaigh siad cluiche ceannais na hÉireann agus bhí siad ag imirt i gcoinne Contae na Mí.

It is said that the joy that was there in 1950 and 1951 was incredible. When the Mayo team won the All-Ireland final, Mayo was in 1950. Mayo was playing against County Louth and the match was played on the twenty-fourth of September and the score at the end of the game was Mayo two goals and five points and Louth one goal and six points. Then the following year the Mayo team came back again and they won the All-Ireland final and they were playing against County Meath.

Himríodh an cluiche seo ar an 20 Meán Fómhair '51.

This game was played on the 20th of September '51.

An scór a bhí ann ag deireadh ama ná Maigh Eo, dhá chúl agus ocht gcúilín.

The score at the end of the game was Mayo, two goals and eight points.

An Mhí

Meath.