Rosie O'Reilly

Rosie O’Reilly is among the most successful players in New York GAA history, having won 13 New York ladies football championships with Cavan ladies, as well as camogie titles with Breiffne Blues. She has represented New York in both codes. She covers her early interest in Camogie and the challenges this interest created and lack of equipment and structure. The emphasis on men within GAA and lack of attention for women, in Cavan and NY and changes to this are also discussed. The growth of ladies Football and decline of Camogie are also mentioned. In this interview she discusses many topics such as the GAA in NY from the mid 1980s onwards and social life attached to it; the high standard of Camogie in North American in 1980s and the decline from that; the bringing of players from Ireland, underage development and difficulties in bringing teams to play in Irish championship; the role and difficulties of GAA in NY in recent years.