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Other Sports
| Hurling and Gaelic football are
the most well-known GAA activities and occupy the same place
in Irish society as soccer does in England or Baseball and American
Football do in the USA. But in many schools all over Ireland
one will find children playing Rounders and Handball, and in
some areas of the country you will find people playing a rare
pastime called road-bowling. |
What are Gaelic
Games?
Hurling
Gaelic Football
Other Sports
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Handball
Handball is similar to squash or racketball. The fundamental difference
is that the ball is struck with one's hand rather than a racket.
Rounders
Rounders is similar to Baseball.
Road Bowling
This is a rare pastime which is confined to certain areas in counties
Armagh and Clare.
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