Gaelic games
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Gaelic games are a set of sports that originated in Ireland, where they are particularly popular although also played worldwide. They include Gaelic football, hurling, Gaelic handball and rounders. Fo
Footballers Aidan O'Mahony (Kerry) and Eoin Bradley (Derry) during the 2009 National League final
Hurlers David Collins (Galway) and Eoin Kelly (Tipperary) in the 2014 National League
Gaelic handball
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Gaelic handball is a sport where players hit a ball with a hand or fist against a wall in such a way as to make a shot the opposition cannot return, and that may be played with two or four players. Th
Gaelic games
…a set of sports that originated in Ireland, where they are particularly popular although also played worldwide. They include Gaelic football, hurling, Gaelic handball and rounders. Football and hurling, the most popular of the sports, are both organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Women's versions of…
Boys playing handball at a handball court in Ireland in the 1930s
A typical Handball court
Open-ended school handball courts at Gort Na Móna Secondary School