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Gaelic football (Irish: Peil Ghaelach; short name Peil ), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Caid, is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kicking or punching the ball into the other team's goals (3
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See moreWhile Gaelic football as it is known today dates back to the late 19th century, various kinds of football were played in Ireland before this time.
Ancient Mob football (caid)
The first legal reference to...
See moreThe Team of the Century was nominated in 1984 by Sunday Independent readers and selected by a panel of experts including journalists and former players. It was not chosen as part of the Gaelic Athletic Association's centenary year celebrations. The goal was to single out
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Players advance the football up the field with a combination of carrying, bouncing, kicking, hand-passing, and soloing (dropping the ball and then toe-kicking the ball upward into the hands). In the game, two types of scores are...
See moreGaelic sports at all levels are amateur, in the sense that the athletes, even those playing at elite level, do not receive payment for their
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