Nobody really knows where football came from. It was apparently mentioned in the Statutes of Galway of 1527, but the first definite reference was Iomán na Bionne. Seamus Dall MacCuartha in 1670 mentioned this game in a poem - but he could have meant Hurling as well.According to him a prototypical version of football seems to have been played especially in Northern Dublin, Meath and Louth according to the poet.
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Eight men per side were fighting for control over a ball. Literally - MacCuarta mentions free-for-all wrestling matches as being not against the rules. The game lasted a whole afternoon.
Football was very popular in the 19th century, at the same time being very parochial - every parish played, but with rules as thought up in the parish. Not even size or form of the ball were regulated. Many "serious" sportsmen thus switched to rugby, just becoming popular in British schools, colleges, universities and army units. Teacher Michael Cusack was bitten by the rugby-bug too ... but soon refrained from playing because his Irish-nationalist politics estranged him from the rest of the team. Rugby in Ireland was the game played by "West Brits", Cusack an ardent supporter of home rule.In 1884 Michael Cusack became one of the foundes of the Gaelic Athletics Association (GAA), promoting "national sports" in a decidedly nationalistic context. Football soon became the most popular game in the GAA - with rules centrally compiled.
Gaelic Football - "the all-round game" of hand, foot and round ball skills - has been played across Australia and NZ for many decades by Irish immigrants, visa workers and backpackers keen to play the national sport of their youth. In Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Auckland the ancient game of Hurling also is played. These days Gaelic football is played by women, men, boys and girls of all backgrounds across all States of Australia (Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Hobart) and Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch in New Zealand. Primarily this reflects the enthusiasm of Aussies and Kiwis finding the excitement and joy of the world's best all-round game. It also has recently commenced in Hobart, Tasmania in both men's and women's codes.
Gaelic football is the most popular sport of Ireland in both participation and spectator numbers. It is the other parent game along with Aussie Rules to the International Rules competition played between Ireland and the Australian Football League.
Even better than International Rules, Gaelic football is a fast free flowing open field game. Teams line out in similar positions to Aussie Rules - full forward, half forward, midfield, halfback and fullback lines, but with the addition of a goalkeeper similar to soccer and no ruck division. Goalposts resemble those of Rugby but with a net under the cross bar. A goal into the net is worth 3 points; a shot over the bar and between the posts is worth 1 point. There is no body tackling though the men's version permits shoulder to shoulder contact with the ball carrier. The ball must be passed by foot or hand-pass similar to Aussie Rules. In men's football the ball also must be taken by hands in the air, on the full or on the bounce or flicked into the hands by foot from the ground, thus soccer skills are particularly useful.
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