One hundred years ago this August 4, a remarkable thing happened all over Ireland. The turmoil from the Easter Rising two years earlier had not faded entirely, and relations between Ireland and the British Empire, its increasingly nominal colonial master, continued to be turbulent, and they became even more so when Britain made noises about conscripting Irishmen to supplement its troops. In the face of massive opposition, the British cracked down with their customary clumsiness. Among their other measures, they required new permits to be obtained before any hurling or Irish football matches could be played. Both of these sports were under the control of the Gaelic Athletic Association.
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