Gaelic Football
Emily Smith
Fun Facts and Trivia – 3/26/2010
Emily Smith
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National sport of Ireland – established rules in 1886
Derived from ancient Irish football
34% sport attendance each year
Object is to kick or strike the ball through H-shaped
goals
• Players can carry, kick, hand-pass, or “solo” (dropping
ball then toe-kicking the ball up to hands) across the
field
• Underage, minor, under 21, and adult levels
• The All-Ireland Senior Football final is the 3rd Sunday
each September