Traditional Sports

The two traditional Irish sports are Gaelic football and hurling Irish.

Gaelic football is played in teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch with H-shaped goal posts on either side. The main objective is to score points by kicking or striking the ball with his hands and put it in the goal . The team with the most points at the end of the match wins. Players advance through the field carrying the ball in his hands , kicking and passing it between teammates . Gaelic football dates from the sixteenth century . It's a mix between football and rugby formerly played even up to a hundred people per team .

The Irish hurling is a team sport of Celtic origin . It is governed by the Gaelic Athletic Association . It is played with sticks ( hurley / Camoin ) by which you hit a ball ( sliotar ) . The game is played primarily in Ireland and is similar to shinty that is played in Scotland .