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during this period and had the honour of captaining
London against the All-Ireland champions in 1903.
Sam Maguire held the position of President in 1907
and again in 1908, stepping down in 1909 before
returning to the position in 1912 and serving until
1915. After his death in 1927 a cup was designed
and presented to the GAA, who presented it to the
winner of the All Ireland Football Championship
for the first time in 1928.
London is one of only eleven counties to have won
an All-Ireland Hurling championship, crowned
champions in 1901. In Junior football London is the
third most successful county that participates with
six titles, the first coming in 1938 and the last in 1986.
More recent success has seen the County hurling
team winning the Nicky Rackard Cup in 2005 and
2011. The London Senior Football Team contested
its first ever Connacht Final in 2013 ending in defeat
to Mayo.
Aside from being ‘the’ focal point of the
Association in London, Ruislip is also a centre of
cultural importance for the larger Irish community
in London. Ruislip has been the headquarters of
London since 1992 and its status as a cultural centre
has developed over this time. Ruislip in its current
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