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	Gaelic football - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gaelic football (Irish: peil ghaelach), commonly referred to as "football", "Gaelic" or "gah", is a form of football played mainly in Ireland.
		Gaelic football is one of four Gaelic sports run by the Gaelic Athletic Association also called the 'GAA'.
		The first Gaelic football rules, showing the influence of hurling and a desire to differentiate from association football — for example in their lack of an offside rule — were drawn up by Maurice Davin and published in the United Ireland magazine on February 7, 1887.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gaelic_football (2499 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Gaelic football
		The National Football League is a Gaelic football tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association.
		The first Gaelic football rules, showing the influence of hurling and a desire to differentiate from association football — for example in their lack of an offside rule — were drawn up by Maurice Davan and published in the United Ireland magazine on February 7, 1887.
		Gaelic football (Irish: peil ghaelach) is a form of football played mainly in Ireland where it is the most popular sport.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Gaelic-football (6258 words)

	GFHASA: Gaelic Football
		Gaelic Football could be described as a mixture of Australian Rules Football, Soccer and Rugby.
		Gaelic Football is played by both men and women and is a very fast and enjoyable game.
		A Gaelic football is round, similar to a Soccer ball although slightly heavier.
	www.gaelicfootballsa.com.au /About/GaelicIntro.html (418 words)

	All About Football
		Gaelic Football can be described as a mixture of soccer and rugby, although it predates both of those games.
		Indeed it is thought that Australian Rules evolved from Gaelic Football through the many thousands who were either deported or emigrated to Australia from the middle of the nineteenth century.
		Gaelic Football is played on a pitch approximately 137m long and 82m wide.
	www.gaa.ie /page/all_about_football.html (519 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Gaelic Football
		The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste UÃbh FhailÃ) or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Offaly.
		The Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Ath Cliath) or Dublin GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Dublin.
		The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste TÃr Eoghain) or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Tyrone.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Gaelic-Football (6263 words)

	Rules of Gaelic Football
		Gaelic Football can be said to be a mixture of soccer, rugby and basketball, although it predates all of those games.
		Indeed, Australian Rules Football is a spin off of Gaelic Football, as the Irish game was brought to Australia by the waves of immigrants over the last two centuries.
		Tackling in Gaelic Football is confined to tackling the ball.
	www.phoenixgaels.com /Rules.htm (822 words)

	About Gaelic Football
		The first record of Gaelic football is in the Statutes of Galway (1527) which allowed the playing of football but banned hurling.
		In football, if the ball crosses the end line, and goes between the defenders' goalposts, either above or below the crossbar, a score is given to the attacking team and the kickout is taken from the 21-yard line.
		The original rules of the GAA for Gaelic Football were first written in the year 1887 and were subsequently published in the "United Ireland" magazine on the 7th February 1887.
	homepage.eircom.net /~lahardanemchales/about.html (2974 words)

	Gaelic Football - MSN Encarta
		Gaelic Football, type of football played principally in Ireland, where it originated and where it became popular in the 16th century.
		At that time a team consisted of all the able-bodied men of a town or parish; the number of players on each team ranged from 25 to 100.
		The rules of the modern game were promulgated in 1884 by the Gaelic Athletic Association; that body still controls and regulates the sport.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761579106 (253 words)

	All Footballs : Gaelic Football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Gaelic Football can be described as a mixture of soccer and rugby.
		Indeed it is thought that Australian Rules derives from Gaelic Football through the many thousands who who emigrated to Australia from the middle of the twentieth century.
		This is the biggest game in the footballing calender and the matches always attract crowds in excess of 60,000 supporters, as well as countless thousands watching on TV around the world.
	www.allfootballs.com /gcoverview.html (379 words)

	Dublin GAA - Gaelic Football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Gaelic Football is best described as a mixture of soccer and rugby, though it predates both of these.
		It is believed that Australian Rules Football evolved from Gaelic Football through the thousands of Irish people who were either deported or have emigrated to Australia since the middle of the nineteenth century.
		The goalposts are the same shape as on a rugby pitch, with the crossbar lower than a rugby one and slightly higher than a soccer one.The ball used in Gaelic Football is round, slightly smaller than a soccer ball.
	www.dublinuncovered.net /gaelic.html (583 words)

	BBC - Leeds - Sport - Going Gaelic
		Gaelic football teams have been playing games in Leeds for about 50 years.
		Gaelic football is a major sport in Ireland, with rules standardised in 1887 the game is similar to a mixture of soccer and rugby.
		Gaelic football is played on three pitches in Leeds, behind the Irish Centre on York Road, on Scott Hall Road and at South Leeds Sports Centre so keep an eye out for the action.
	www.bbc.co.uk /leeds/content/articles/2006/05/22/more_sport_gaelic_football_feature.shtml (380 words)

	Gaelic Football, Hurling are Irish Passions
		Gaelic athletics are a heartfelt Irish passion, and a physical celebration of ancient traditions and culture.
		Gaelic football and hurling have been arousing Irish passions for a long, long time.
		Football became popular as early as the 16th century, when teams might have consisted of all the able-bodied men of a town or parish.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2002/03/0308_020315_gaelicsports.html (930 words)

	Cayman Gaelic Football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Gaelic Football in the Cayman Islands traces its origins back to 1987 when an Ulster side took on a Rest of Ireland 15 in the Island's first ever challenge match.
		The interest in Gaelic football grew through the 90's as the Irish population on the Islands increased culminating in the formation of an official Gaelic Football Club in May 1999.
		The annual men and women's League competitions which are the focus of the Gaelic Football season have been running for 6 years and are contested on Sunday afternoons at the Rugby Club in South Sound.
	www.caymangaa.com.ky (360 words)

	Ladies' Gaelic football - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The game is very similar to the male form of Gaelic football, where two teams of 15 players kick or punch a round ball towards goals at either end of a grass pitch.
		The All-Ireland Final is played on the last Sunday in September or the first Sunday in October in Croke Park, Dublin, where the winners receive the Brendan Martin Cup.
		The organisation was founded on July 18, 1974 in Hayes' Hotel, Thurles, County Tipperary, almost 90 years since the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in the same hotel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ladies'_Gaelic_football (359 words)

	gaelic football - Articles about gaelic football
		Gaelic football is a physiologically demanding game with irregular changes of pace and anaerobic efforts superimposed on light to moderate aerobic......
		In team games, such as Gaelic football, the scoreline may be seen as a measure of performance accomplishment and hence may influence the effort made by a player.
		This review focuses on Gaelic football and scientific reports of the characteristics of its players and the demands of the game.
	www.wordiq.com /article/gaelic+football.html (395 words)

	Hurling and Gaelic Football
		Then try to watch the spectacular Gaelic games Hurling and Gaelic Football which set their highlights just when football (soccer) takes its time out: in the European summer.
		Like in Gaelic football touching the ball with hand and foot is possible, by adding the batting component the game becomes breathtaking and even more fast and results in slightly higher scores.
		The most important link otherwise is the one to the Gaelic Athletics Association which has all the important news and archives material available yet.
	the-shot.com /gaa (777 words)

	HistoryLink Essay:Gaelic Football in Seattle
		Gaelic football is the summertime focus of the Irish Heritage Society.
		In the 1960s, Seattle's Gaelic football team tried to become active in the North American Gaelic Athletic Association, which had been organized in Cleveland in 1951 to promote Gaelic football competitions in North America.
		Unlike the Gaelic Club of the 1950s, this new club placed emphasis on building a team around American-born players who were mostly but not always of Irish extraction.
	www.historylink.org /essays/printer_friendly/index.cfm?file_id=2263 (330 words)

	Baltimore GAA
		Gaelic football is played on a field larger than a soccer or American football field.
		Gaelic footballers use their hands and there is no off-sides.
		A gaelic football team consists of 15 players and a number of substitutes.
	www.baltimoregaa.com /football.html (465 words)

	Open Directory - Sports:Gaelic:Football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Gaelic Football can be described as a mixture of soccer and rugby, although it predates both.
		Australian Rules football is said to have evolved from Gaelic football.
		Ladies Gaelic football is essentially the same as men's football, and differs only slightly in its rules, with a view to eliminating unneccesary physical contact and in general speeding up the game.
	dmoz.org /Sports/Gaelic/Football/desc.html (328 words)

	Cayman Net News: Digicel Jamaica and Cayman in Gaelic Football clash
		Football is another one, with the Reggae Boyz having become an institution in world football.
		However, there was indeed a Jamaican Gaelic football team competing at the South Sound Rugby Club on 24 September, as employees of Digicel Cayman and Digicel Jamaica took each other on.
		In spite of a bit of rain, Gaelic football fans found their way down to the South Sound Rugby club to enjoy an afternoon of football action.
	www.caymannetnews.com /2005/10/938/clash.shtml (637 words)

	Football Gaelic Sports
		Ordered by the headmaster to play Gaelic football for his school, he captained Ireland at schoolboy level instead.
		The Docklands Festival of Hurling and Gaelic Football took place between August 22 and 24 at Parnell Park Sports Complex.
		With classy Gaelic footballers always a chance to qualify, the sky is the...
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Sports/Gaelic/Football (328 words)

	The Ladies Gaelic Football Association of Ireland - News
		Representatives of the Irish community in New York in general and from the New York Ladies Gaelic Football Association in particular have enthusiastically welcomed the official announcement of the trip.
		Describing the trip as a major boost to all those involved in New York, the Chairperson of the New York Ladies Gaelic Football Association, Ms Nollaig Cleary said, “We are delighted and extremely grateful that Cumann Peil Gael na mBan have chosen New York as the destination for the first ever All-Star trip.
		The profile of Ladies Gaelic Football is growing all the time, and this trip is going to raise the profile once again.” Heffernan, who won the first of her seven All-Stars back in 1996, underlines how much the All-Stars concept has come on.
	www.ladiesgaelic.ie /news/newnews483.htm (705 words)

	DelcoTimes - Local Life: Gaelic football league keeps tradition alive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		One of Ireland’s sporting events, Gaelic football, is being played today on fields in Delaware County.
		Liam Hegarty is a former Gaelic football player from Ireland and one of many fathers who volunteer to coach.
		He is also quick to note, with a hint of Irish pride, that Gaelic football predates all of these games.
	www.delcotimes.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=14137334&BRD=1675&PAG=461&dept_id=18171&rfi=8 (658 words)

	Gaelic Sports \| Celtic History \| Hurling \| Gaelic Football \| Ireland \| Rules \| Origin \| Traditional Irish Sports \| ...
		Hurling is a lot like field hockey or lacrosse but also has similiarities to rugby and soccer.
		Gaelic football is one of Ireland's most popular sports.
		Modern gaelic football is a mix of soccer and rugby.
	www.kidzworld.com /site/p5426.htm (311 words)

	www.St-Patricks-Day.com
		The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) was founded on November 1st 1884, by a group of spirited Irishmen who had the foresight to realise the importance of establishing a national organisation to revive and nurture traditional, indigenous pastimes.
		Until that time all that was Irish was being steadily eroded by emigration, desperate poverty and outside influences.
		The Irish who emigrated brought their national games with them and both regional and club units are now well established in America, Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Canada, mainland Europe and in many other parts of the world where the large Irish diaspora are located.
	www.st-patricks-day.com /aboutireland_sports.asp (594 words)

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