Articles of category "Gaelic"

Gaelic games have been extremely popular in Ireland for a long time now. Events such as Gaelic football, rounders and handball are in fact popular in many other parts of the world also. Although this is the case the very term Gaelic is something that we associate with Ireland and the Irish people. For them Gaelic games are more than just games. They have become part and parcel of the traditions of Ireland.

Irish Gaelic football is part soccer and part rugby and is a very popular sport in Ireland. The concept of the game is very simple and the action can be fast and furious at times. With 30 players on the field at any given moment you have to really pay attention if you want to follow the action in Irish Gaelic football because anything can happen in an instant at any part of the field and you need to be ready if you want to follow along.