Gaelic football (Irish: peil Ghaelach; short name peil), [1] commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, [2] or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 …

Gaelic football, Irish version of football (soccer), an offshoot of Britain’s medieval mêlée, in which entire parishes would compete in daylong matches covering miles of countryside.

A rough-and tumble form of Gaelic football was common throughout the middle ages, similar versions of which abounded throughout Europe and eventually became the forebears of both …

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Dec 16, 2025 · Gaelic football is a captivating sport that combines elements of football, rugby, and basketball. The sport is deeply rooted in Irish tradition and is played with fervour and passion …

Jan 1, 2026 · Well, it’s new year’s Day. 2025 has passed, and not one journalist from a major American news outlet has come over to write an article about how “Gaelic football is having a …

May 14, 2024 · Gaelic Football traces its origins to the ancient Irish sport known as caíd, dating back to 1597. While modern Gaelic football is formally organized in the late 19th century, the …

Gaelic football is the most popular type of football played in Ireland. It is a 15-a-side team game played with a round leather football on a field that typically measures 140 metres x 80 metres. …

Gaelic football is a traditional Irish game that is played on rectangular fields of grass with a round ball, just like in regular football, but in Gaelic football the ball is controlled using both hands …

Gaelic Football is a distinctly Irish field invasion game played with a round football which can be caught, kicked and hand passed. Equipment The ball used in Gaelic Football is round, slightly …