ABSTRACT The GAA essentially performs two key roles in London: on the one hand, functioning as a familiar institution providing opportunities to take part in activities with a tangible link to ‘home’; on the other hand, representing a marker of identity. An examination of the role of Gaelic games in London is timely as various academic fields are increasingly focusing upon the role of cultural practices, such as sport, as identity and community markers in a diaspora. This article contributes to the growing body of work considering the role of sport for members of the Irish diaspora. Drawing on qualitative research in the form of a survey and interviews with members of the GAA in London, it seeks to make sense of the lived experience of being Irish in London and the role that the GAA and Gaelic games play in the lives of different Irish people living in the city, including Irish emigrants and their descendants, the second-generation Irish.

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“这是对海外爱尔兰人的文化吸引力”：20 世纪和 21 世纪伦敦的盖尔运动会和爱尔兰社区

摘要 GAA 在伦敦基本上扮演着两个关键角色：一方面，作为一个熟悉的机构，提供参与与“家”有切实联系的活动的机会；另一方面，代表身份的标记。随着各个学术领域越来越关注文化实践（例如体育）在侨民中作为身份和社区标志的作用，对伦敦盖尔游戏的作用进行了研究是及时的。考虑到运动对爱尔兰侨民成员的作用，本文有助于不断增加的工作量。以调查和采访伦敦 GAA 成员的形式进行定性研究，