For the first instance of organised hurling competition in New York, we have to go back all the way to 1857. In the proceeding 30 years, teams such as New York Emmet, Wolfe Tones, Brooklyn and Men of Ireland clubs would come to be founded. Hurling would continue to grow in New York throughout the 19th Century, so much so, that the Keane Gaelic Hurling Trophy was made and given to whomever won the New York Senior Championship.

During the 19th Century, New York GAA would have some notable achievements to talk about back home, the first of which was their win over Wexford in 1958 and in 1969 when the defeated the All Ireland Champions Kilkenny over two legs, dubbed the “World Championship Cup”

New York would reach the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship in 2006 and the final would be played in Boston. New York would score a famous win against Derry, by a scoreline of 1-18 to 1-12. Due to their immigration status, not many of the New York players were able to travel for the final to Ireland, thus Antrim would go the other way, meeting “The Exiles” in New York. Antrim would ultimately win the final 2-20 to 1-14, but it was definitely a historic day for New York.

The year of 1996 would also see history made by the New York Hurling side in the All Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship. Just for context, this tournament was run between the years of 1974 and 2004 and was a tournament in which the so-called weaker sides of Ireland and Britain took part. Kildare and London are the two most notable teams in this tournament, but sandwiched in between these two teams are New York, who in 1996 met Derry and secured a victory, beating Derry on a score of 4-16 to 0-13.