Pics: Belfast GAA club commemorate 1916 centenary with patriotic tricolour jersey

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Everyone knows it's the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, but Belfast GAA club O'Donovan Rossa are also celebrating their centenary this year. And the club are commemorating the moment with a special jersey this season, which features the Irish tricolour and harks back to the team's original shirt design. https://twitter.com/RossaGACBelfast/status/711583386708606976 Club member Peter McCormack informs us that in the original, the tricolour had to be presented backwards as the republican flag was at that time banned in Belfast. https://twitter.com/RossaGACBelfast/status/713847262498197504 [Main pic via @RossaGACBelfast] Cheers to Peter McCormack for sending this our way. If you have something you would like to share with us, send it to editorial@sportsJOE.ie or hit us up on Facebook or Twitter.

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Pics: Belfast GAA club commemorate 1916 centenary with patriotic tricolour jersey

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