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 players on a …

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 soccer and rugby.

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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 on the …

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 moment”. So it ...

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 Athletic …

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. Teams are …

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 and feet.

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 smaller than a …