I found a new website, TG4 Gaelic TV out of Galway. They had a pice on Gaelic football, looked like fun.
2006-11-01 02:23:22 · 3 answers · asked by irishman 3 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
Gaelic football (Irish: peil ghaelach), commonly referred to as "football", "Gaelic" or "GAA ('gah')", is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. Teams of 15 players kick or hand pass a ball around a grass pitch towards each others goals to either score a point over the bar or goal. Gaelic football is one of four Gaelic sports run by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).
At first glance Gaelic Football resembles a combination of soccer and rugby, and is similar to Australian rules football. Players advance the ball up the field with a combination of carrying, soloing (dropping and then toe-kicking the ball upward into the hands), kicking, and hand-passing to their team-mates. Points are scored by striking the ball either above or below the horizontal bar of the "H"-shaped goalposts (see scoring).
Fans enjoy the high speed with which the ball is moved and frequent scoring, the many different ways to deliver the ball, and the unpredictable nature of the game.
2006-11-01 02:26:31 · answer #1 · answered by ABC 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All you need to know will be on Croke park GAA website. I play gaelic myself and I think it is a very funny and skilful sport
2014-11-07 18:07:13 · answer #2 · answered by Aoife 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They use thier hands and beat the crap out of each other, plus the goal is bigger.
2006-11-01 11:44:56 · answer #3 · answered by Ganymede 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋