Gaelic football

British  

noun

1. an Irish game played with 15 players on each side and goals resembling rugby posts with a net on the bottom part. Players are allowed to kick, punch, and bounce the ball and attempt to get it over the bar or in the net

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Example Sentences

I played a lot of Gaelic football as a kid.

From BBC

Kelly: Was there ever a chance you could have gone into Gaelic football rather than football?

From BBC

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

The vigils are taking place at three gaelic football grounds in Louth, Meath and Monaghan on Tuesday evening, with people gathering for prayers and remembrance.

From BBC

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