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The GAA wrote the first rules for the modern game of handball. Handball was included in the GAA Charter of 1884 as one of the sports to be promoted by the new Association. In 1924 Comhairle Liathróid Láimhe na hÉireann (the Irish Handball Council) was established to promote, develop and organise the sport.
Féile na nGael (pronounced [ˈfʲeːlʲə n̪ˠə ˈŋeːl̪ˠ]; Irish for "Festival of the Gaels") is an annual tournament comprising the sports of hurling, camogie and handball organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. Its stated aim is to bond communities, forge friendships, provide educational opportunities and unearth new leaders. [1] [2]
GAA Handball oversees four forms or codes of Gaelic handball, two domestic: . Softball (also known as 'big alley' or '60x30' from the playing court dimensions) is a code played in a large four-walled court measuring 60 ft by 30 ft, played with a small 'softball' rubber ball (typically red in colour).
The first Gaelic football and hurling rules were published by the fledgling Gaelic Athletic Association in 1885. These specified goalposts similar to soccer goals: for football 15 ft (4.6 m) wide and a crossbar 8 ft (2.4 m) high, while for hurling they were 20 ft (6.1 m) wide and a crossbar 10 ft (3.0 m) high.
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael [ˈkʊmˠən̪ˠ ˈl̪ˠuːˌçlʲasˠ ˈɡeːlˠ]; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, [1] which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball, and GAA rounders.
Most prestigious competition in Gaelic Football. Tailteann Cup – Tier 2 inter-county competition. For counties eliminated in the early stages of the All-Ireland Championship and/or unable to be promoted to Division 2 or above of the League. Commenced in 2022. All-Ireland Junior Football Championship - Tier 3 inter-county competition.
The Irish Wallball Nationals is a wallball/one-wall handball tournament held annually in Ireland in early July. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The tournament is the main wallball/One-wall handball on the Irish handball calendar.
Gaelic handball is a game in which two players use their hands to return a ball against a wall. The game is similar to American handball . There are four codes of handball: Softball (also known as '60x30' or 'big alley' due to the playing court dimensions), 4-Wall (also known as '40x20' or 'small alley'), 1-Wall and Hardball (can also be known ...