Officially kicking off the Green Season in Savannah, the Savannah Irish Festival held their one-day event at Savannah Station on Saturday, Feb. 11. I’m not.
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Players heads are in the game. Savannah’s ties to Ireland run long and deep, highlighted annually by the massive parade and related events that consume the city for St. Patrick’s Day.
However, the appreciation for all things Gaelic took on another form during the Savannah Irish Fest just before the pandemic hit the country last year. A group of eight people enjoying Irish music began talking about Irish culture, and specifically sports. A few days later, the Savannah Gaelic Athletic Association sprang to life.
Not surprisingly, the octet has grown to more than 30 men and women ranging in age from 13 to 50 who practice and play two of the five “native” Gaelic sports: football and hurling. And after a little more than a year of playing, the co-ed group plans to head to the home of them all: Ireland.