Betsy Gray Cup
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The Betsy Gray Cup is awarded by the GAA
in Co. Down, for the pursuit of Gaelic Games
. It is named after the local rebel Betsy Gray
who died in the 1798 rebellion.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
in Co. Down, for the pursuit of Gaelic Games
Gaelic games
Gaelic games are sports played in Ireland under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The two main games are Gaelic football and hurling...
. It is named after the local rebel Betsy Gray
Betsy Gray
Betsy Gray was an Ulster-Scots Presbyterian peasant girl from outside Lisburn in Co. Antrim in what is today Northern Ireland who was killed as part of the 1798 Rebellion of the United Irishmen...
who died in the 1798 rebellion.