Title:
Paul O'Dwyer speaks about the Irish American Athletic Club
Biographical Note:
Paul O'Dwyer (b. Bohola, Co. Mayo, 1907 - d. Goshen, New York 1998) was
a lawyer and local politician in New York City. He was active on behalf
of human rights and civil liberties in the United States and in Northern
Ireland. He was also involved in many Irish American organizations, including
the Irish Institute (est. 1950). His love for New York City and its history
led him to assist in the creation of the Department of Records & Information
Services (D.O.R.I.S.) to oversee the Municipal Archives and to become
the Manhattan Borough Historian in 1986.
Log of Interview:
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00:00 |
Formation of IAAC |
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00:38 |
Irish American athletes in the Olympics - Martin Sheridan |
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01:30 |
Creation of Celtic Park in Woodside, Queens |
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02:14 |
Famous athletes who competed in Celtic Park |
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02:43 |
Selling of Celtic Park |
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04:06 |
O'Dwyer's impressions of Gaelic games while attending law school |
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05:35 |
Differences in membership of the Gaelic Athletic Association and the IAAC |
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06:00 |
Dissolution of the IAAC |
Created/Published:
11 April 1991
Preferred Citation:
Jane Conlon Muller Oral History Collection, Archives of Irish America,
New York University.
Photo Credit:
Paul O'Dwyer making his New York City Council President campaign victory
speech, December 1973
Archives of Irish America, NYU
Gift of Dorothy Hayden Cudahy
Dig. ID 0002PR01
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