Seamus O Ceallaigh GAA Collection

He was Kilkenny-born but lived most of his life in Limerick. He was a prolific writer on all things G.A.A. and contributed reports and columns to newspapers such as The Limerick Leader and The Irish Independent over the course of more than 50 years, from the 1930s to the mid-1980’s. He was also editor and author of several important books of G.A.A. history.

One of Séamus Ó Ceallaigh’s great achievements as a sports journalist is the collection of more than 200 biographical profiles of noteworthy Limerick sportsmen which he contributed to The Limerick Leader from the early 1950s through to the early 60s. This collection constitutes an invaluable record of the great individuals in the history of Gaelic Games and athletics in Limerick. This collection of biographies naturally focuses mainly on hurling and Gaelic football stars but also includes many of the great athletics stars from Limerick who were prominent in the first half of the 20th century.

These files consist in the main of newspaper cuttings, clipped and collected by Mr. Ó Ceallaigh. The clippings have been compiled into individual club files and digitised. These constitute a comprehensive scrapbook of information about the GAA clubs of County Limerick. Click on club name to see the file