Gaelic football
Britishnoun
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It was in Ballina where, almost 100 years after Biden's ancestors had fled the devastating Irish potato famine, a supposed curse was placed on the Mayo Gaelic football team.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Killybegs was dominated by two sports - football, or soccer as it's often known in the north west, and Gaelic football, which is Ireland's traditional national sport.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Kelly: Was there ever a chance you could have gone into Gaelic football rather than football?
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
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
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 P. J. Lennox
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