Gaelic football
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Mescal was an athlete, competing in Gaelic football, but transitioned to acting and later graduated from the drama school at Trinity College Dublin in 2017.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
That’s when Giants kicker Jude McAtamney, who’s from Northern Ireland and grew up playing the entirely different sport of Gaelic football, missed his second extra point of the game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
Another wrote on X: "I've seen B*Witched live and have watched a couple of Gaelic football games, which I think gives me an even more legitimate claim to be culturally Irish than Ed Sheeran."
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2025
At that age, the defender - who was born in Aghyaran in County Tyrone - was a sport enthusiast, representing his school in Gaelic football, football, hurling, athletics and cross country running.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2025
But the greatest crowds of all go to see Gaelic football, the national game; and to hurling, also distinctively Irish, they foregather in serried masses.
From The Glories of Ireland by Lennox, P. J.
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