# 1924

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6 dated items in the record for 1924, and 2 championship result rows.

## Dated items

- **1924**: Irish Handball Council established; affiliation with an international handball commission; Irish, English and Scottish players at the Tailteann Games (GAA Handball Ireland, "History" (seen 28 October 2026); H-102 on the IAHA name). Source: [GAA Handball Ireland, "History" (seen 28 October 2026)](https://www.gaahandball.ie/about/gaa-handball/history)
- **1924-1925**: The Irish Handball Council is established (1924; the body's exact name is H-102) and All-Ireland senior championships run from 1925 in both 60x30 codes, hardball and softball (H-104). Source: [GAA Handball Ireland, "History" (seen 28 October 2026)](https://www.gaahandball.ie/about/gaa-handball/history)
- **1924**: Ireland: the Irish Handball Council (GAA Handball Ireland, "History" (seen 28 October 2026); H-102 on the IAHA name). Source: [GAA Handball Ireland, "History" (seen 28 October 2026)](https://www.gaahandball.ie/about/gaa-handball/history)
- **1924-1927**: A.A.U. four-wall national champions 1924-1927 in Spalding's 1928 guide: Maynard Laswell three years running, then George Nelson; two doubles teams trade the title Source: [Spalding's Official Handball Guide (American Sports Publishing Company, 1928)](https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435000469544)
- **1924**: Irish handball gets a national governing body in 1924: the Irish Amateur Handball Association in one account, the Irish Handball Council in another Source: [US Handball Association, "History of Handball" (Wayback snapshot of 9 December 2016)](https://web.archive.org/web/20161209005848/https://www.ushandball.org/index.php/about/history-of-handball)
- **1924**: Tailteann Games 1924 include handball: a visiting American trio wins the invitational events in hardball and softball, and the Irish body affiliates internationally Source: [US Handball Association, "History of Handball" (Wayback snapshot of 9 December 2016)](https://web.archive.org/web/20161209005848/https://www.ushandball.org/index.php/about/history-of-handball)

## Championships held

- [AAU national four-wall handball championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/aau-national-four-wall-championships.md)

## Neighboring years

- Previous year with a page: [1923](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1923.md)
- Next year with a page: [1925](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1925.md)
- Part of [the 1920s](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1920s.md)
- [All years and decades](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years.md)

## Corrections

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