In Ireland is the sport very popularly. Many Irish people like sports very much. The most popularly sport are soccer and hurling, and it’s played all around the country. The Irish people also play golf, boxing, cycling, cricket, angling, tennis, swimming, sailing and a walk.
Hurling is the traditional sport; it’s more than 2000 years old. It’s played on a lawn between 2 teams with 15 players; each player has got a Hurley. The aim is to shot the ball between two posts in the opponent’s H-formed goal. The rules in Gaelic football looks like the hurling rules, but the ball is bigger, and the players use there feet and hands, to shoot the ball.
The port of registry of hurling and Gaelic football is a very big station, called Croke Park. Croke Park is in Dublin and the final match is played at this place, each September, every year. Another traditional game is handball, there looks like squash, but the players use their hands in stet for a racket. The traditional sports is supported by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).
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