Leaving Cert History IRL (2) Movements for political and social reform: In this edited extract, the hist

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In this edited extract, the historian Marcus de Búrca comments on the origin of the GAA in 1884.  
Read it and answer the questions which follow.

On 11 December 1884, almost six weeks after the meeting in Hayes’ Hotel, Thurles, establishing the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), Michael Cusack wrote to Charles Stewart Parnell, Michael Davitt and Archbishop Croke.  
All three replied within ten days. Three newspapers published the three letters in full: The Freeman’s Journal on Christmas Eve and both United Ireland and The Irishman on 27 December.  
However, it was the letter from Archbishop Croke, running to over 100 words, which was so encouraging that it found a prominent place in the official role of the GAA.

Source: Marcus de Búrca, Michael Cusack and the GAA (Dublin: Anvil Books, 1989).

1. Where was the GAA established?  
2. To which three persons did Michael Cusack write letters in December 1884?  
3. How many persons replied to Cusack’s letters?  
4. What was the length of the letter received from Archbishop Croke?  
5. Mention one problem faced by the GAA in its early years.

In this edited extract, the historian Marcus de Búrca comments on the origin of the GAA in 1884 - Leaving Cert History - Question A - 2016

Worked Solution & Example Answer:In this edited extract, the historian Marcus de Búrca comments on the origin of the GAA in 1884 - Leaving Cert History - Question A - 2016

1. Where was the GAA established?

2. To which three persons did Michael Cusack write letters in December 1884?

3. How many persons replied to Cusack’s letters?

4. What was the length of the letter received from Archbishop Croke?

5. Mention one problem faced by the GAA in its early years.

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