Tag: Willawong
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Irish Heart, Aussie Heat: The Australasian Gaelic Championships in Willawong
Bringing the Home Field to Willawong In the shade of Willawong’s gum trees and under Brisbane’s blazing sun, a familiar heartbeat echoes the Irish countryside. The Australasian Gaelic Games Championships have arrived, turning a southern corner of Australia into a summer field where hurling and Gaelic football are more than sports—they are a living tie…
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Hurling Hearts Down Under: The Australasian Gaelic Championships Unite Irish Diaspora in Brisbane
Hurling Comes to Willawong: A Home Away From Home Under the bright Queensland sun, the familiar thwack of a leather ball meeting an ash stick echoes the rolling hills of rural Ireland. In Willawong, just south of Brisbane, the Australasian Gaelic Games Championships brought together a vibrant Irish diaspora, 400 players strong from 19 teams…