Did Gaelic football come from soccer?

Answer 1

Gaelic football has seen various rule changes since the GAA was founded in 1884. Included would be the amount of players being progressively reduced to 15; changes in the scoring system; removal of the outer posts that are still part of Australian Rules Football; Changes in the length of matches; Changes in how frees are taken; Changes in the types of fouls; Changes in how the ball is passed; Changes in the competitions;

All of these an many other rules have changed. The style and nature of the game has also changed, as have tactics. What would have been called the "Catch and kick" style of play has moved to more passing. In recent years we saw the emergence of the so-called blanket defence. The way teams train and prepare for matches has changed, with a much more committed attitude to fitness coming in. So there are a lot of changes in the game.

Answer 2

Gaelic Football is roughly 500 years older than the 'Soccer' that is played today; and is also older than it's predecessors, I think. So Gaelic Football is older.

Also

Gaelic Football evolved from a medieval ball game played in Ireland at Shrovetide known as 'Caid' meaning 'ball made from a bulls scrotum'. Similar if not identical medieval ball games were being played at Shrovetide in neighboring countries. These games include Cornish Hurling "Hyrlîan", Welsh Hurling "Cnapan" a French game called "La Soule" meaning 'The Ball', "Ba" pronounced baw meaning 'Ball' played in Scotland and "Ball play" or "Playing at ball" or significantly "fote-ball" played in England which is the game Soccer evolved from. These ball games are the forerunners of all modern codes of football.

Answer 3

Gaelic Football is Ireland's top national sport. It is one of Ireland's two main national sports, the other being Hurling. Although it is not an international sport, wherever large amounts of Irish people are in the world, Gaelic Football and Hurling clubs are set up and both Irish people and local people have got involved in supporting and playing.

Answer 4

Gaelic Football has changed in many ways since the founding of the GAA in 1884. Rule changes often happen. There are far too many to list. Some big ones since the early days of the GAA include the scoring system, the length of matches, the amount of players playing for each team, free taking, card systems for the referees to use and many, many other things.

Answer 5

Its origins can be traced back to the 13th century, so it would be impossible to say who started it and how it started. The game then would have been very different, and over the intervening centuries, it has developed. A key event was the founding of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884, which formalised the rules of the game and has continued to do so right to the present time.

Answer 6

Yes, along with Hurling, they are the national sports in Ireland