Who invented Gaelic Football?

Answer 1

It is not known who invented Gaelic Football. The game is in existence for centuries. Like other football sports, such as soccer and Rugby, it is believed to have its origins in forms of football that would have been played around Europe in the middle ages. In 1884 the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) was set up in Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, and it is now the governing body of Gaelic Football and some other sports.

The main two people who acted as founders of the GAA were Michael Cusack and Maurice Davin. There are some confusion as to who else was at that founding meeting. The seven founder members were Michael Cusack, Maurice Davin (who presided), John Wyse Power, John McKay, J. K. Bracken, Joseph O'Ryan and Thomas St. George McCarthy. Others said to have been there were Frank Moloney, William Foley, a Mr. Dwyer, a Mr. Culhane, William Delehunty, John Butler and William Cantwell.

Answer 2

The organisation that runs Gaelic Football, the Gaelic Athletic Association, was founded on the 1st of November 1884. However the games that they regulate were being played in various forms for centuries before that, so it cannot be really said as to when the first matches were played.

Answer 3

There are records of Gaelic football matches going back over several centuries. In 1884 the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded. It is the governing body of Gaelic Football and other sports.

Answer 4

Gaelic Football was never brought to Ireland. It started in Ireland. Records of matches resembling the modern game go back to the 1600s.

Answer 5

Gaelic Athletic Association was created in 1884.