I know the four main sports are Gaelic football, hurling, rugby and soccer. Which of these is followed the most?
2006-12-16 03:58:42 · 5 answers · asked by karkondrite 4 in Travel ➔ Ireland ➔ Other - Ireland
Sport on the island of Ireland is popular and widespread. Levels of participation and spectating are high, but as in other western regions participation has been dropping due to the increasing popularity of other activities such as watching television and playing computer games. Throughout the country a wide variety of sports are played, the most popular being Gaelic football, hurling, rugby union, soccer and field hockey. By attendance figures Gaelic football is the most popular sport in Ireland.
Gaelic football (Irish: Peil or Caid ), commonly referred to as "football", "Gaelic" or "GAA ('gah')", is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. It is the most popular sport in Ireland.
Gaelic football is played by teams of 15 on a rectangular grass pitch with H-shaped goals at each end. The primary object is to score by pushing the ball through the goals. The team with the highest score at the end of the match wins.
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.
Gaelic football is one of four native Irish sports run by the GAA, the largest and most popular organization in Ireland. It has strict rules on player amateurism and the pinnacle of the sport is the inter county All-Ireland Football Final. The game is believed to have descended from ancient Irish football known as caid which date back to 1537, although the modern game took shape in 1887.
2006-12-16 04:02:36 · answer #1 · answered by blapath 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Gaelic football. At least where I'm from. Although personally, I like hurling the best.
2006-12-17 13:07:46 · answer #2 · answered by anonymous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably gaelic-there's usually GAA matches on up in croke park every week
soccer is more popular than GAA but there's never decent teams playing in Ireland so Irish soccer supporters usually fly to Manchester/Liverpool to watch the match :D
2006-12-16 15:47:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Irish football!
2006-12-16 12:02:59 · answer #4 · answered by AnnieD 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.Gaelic football
2.Hurling
3.Rugby
4.Soccer
That's the order
2006-12-17 13:40:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋