Who are we?
Our history
Our club was founded in 1996. The name is Atlanta Clan Na Ngael (“Atlanta family of the Irish/gaels” is a close translation), but more informally, Atlanta GAA (GAA stands for Gaelic Athletic Association). The GAA is the overseeing body to our sport and is headquartered in Ireland. In the USA as a whole, our club is managed by the USGAA. The sports we play gaelic football, camogie and hurling. We practice in the Sandy Springs and Roswell area for the most part. Our teams participate in several tournaments throughout the year, including the USGAA Nationals, which congregates all teams from the USA.
Our Mission
Atlanta Clan Na NGael (aka Atlanta GAA) is a cultural club promoting Irish culture including the practice of hurling, camogie and gaelic football. Our community includes players, coaches, volunteers, friends and family. Our club’s goal is to promote the Irish culture and ensure all our members find enjoyment in playing and/or watching these sports and that all our members will find a welcoming community in our club. We aim to achieve this by adhering to the rules of the games and respecting all other participants.
Atlanta Clan na Ngael is a 501c organization.
OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
Our club has competed in the yearly US Gaelic Athletic Association (USGAA) championships and has won three national titles:
1997 National Hurling Champions
2014 Junior National Camogie champions.
2018 Junior B National Men’s Gaelic Football Champions.
Find out more about the tournaments we compete in here.
THE PEACH CUP
Atlanta hosts the annual Peach Cup, where football, hurling and camogie teams compete. The tournament is usually organized in spring or summer. 2021 activities will be dependent on the development of the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA.
Find out more about the history of the Peach Cup here.
the golf classic
The Atlanta Clan na Ngael Annual Golf Classic has grown to be a yearly tradition.
Find out more about the history of our golf tournament here.
THE ATLANTA COMMUNITY
Our club is one of the many Irish American organizations in Atlanta and our club participates in community activities such as the yearly St Patrick’s day parade.
Find out more about our activities in the Atlanta community here.
