Tailteann Games

Tailteann Games

The Tailteann Games were an ancient sporting event held in Ireland in honour of Queen Tailtiu. They ran from 1829BC to 1180AD when they died out after the Norman invasion. [ [http://www.independent.ie/unsorted/features/greeks-cant-hold-a-torch-to-the-ancient-irish-159743.html Irish Independent] ]

A sporting festival bearing the same name was held by the Gaelic Athletic Association in Croke Park in 1924, 1928, and 1932 and was open to all people of Irish birth or ancestry. [ [http://www.hoganstand.com/general/ground/articles/0328033.htm Hogan Stand] ] Chess Competitions were held in conjunction with the Irish Chess Union as part of the Tailteann Games.

A modern athletics meet of the same name is held every year under the auspices of the Athletics Association of Ireland, and is organised as an inter-provincial competition. [ [http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=272 Athletics Association of Ireland] ]

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