World is happy to leave Gaelic games to the Irish

[barryqwalsh]

Dublin and Galway in action in Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph: CJ Gunther/EPA


Even since it was still in short pants, the GAA has harboured an obsession with showcasing its games to an international audience. From the American Invasion of 1888, the GAA has taken to staging high-profile games, particularly Stateside, not just for the delectation of its Irish-American cousins but for those as yet uninitiated as well. It is hardly a coincidence that the most celebrated of these games was one of true and lasting significance: the 1947 All-Ireland football final featuring Cavan and Kerry at the Polo Grounds.

Sideline Cut: World is happy to leave Gaelic games to the Irish

 

[The Great Goose]

But gaelic football and Aussie Rules are compatible.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

Unless they beat each other senseless with the sticks isn't it just girl's field hockey?

 

[WinterBorn]

Some sports never catch on. It doesn't mean the sport itself sucks or that the fans are losers. It means, for one reason or another, it doesn't appeal to the masses. You know, like Hurling.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

Scottish games are cool to watch. That pole-vault one over a moat is neat.

 

[barryqwalsh]

Cavan v Kerry 1947 Polo Grounds All-Ireland Final

 

[barryqwalsh]

After many years of trying, Cavan's breakthrough eventually came in 1933 when, captained by Jim Smith, they won the Senior All-Ireland title for the first time. A golden era of Cavan football had begun and further senior titles came in 1935, 1947, 1948 and 1952, most famously in 1947, when Cavan defeated Kerry in the Polo Grounds in New York, the only time the All-Ireland Final has been played outside the country.


GAA History - Cavan County Museum

 

[Papageorgio]

I don't think this will catch on in the US, just as American footbal isn't catching on outside the US.

 

[barryqwalsh]

“The talent is definitely there, but inter-county hurling is so tough these days and with so little reward," he added.

"It’s become a young man’s game. It’s really a game for students. You’re training four or five nights a week. You have to train like a professional athlete and some of the jobs that the older players have means it’s difficult for them. People with young families, the travelling to games… It’s not as easy as it was a couple of years ago. But there is no doubt we have the hurlers in Antrim, it’s just getting all the best players out on the pitch.”


McAuley commits to Antrim but warns players at breaking point

 

[HUGGY]

Cavan v Kerry 1947 Polo Grounds All-Ireland Final

That game is gay. The men use a spoon stolen from their mommies when secretly baking cupcakes and they wear skirts. The game is more gay and ridiculous than soccer. The Irish are pansies. They are long winded fancy boys that drink warm beer. The Irish obviously are trying too hard to make everyone believe that they are REAL MEN by acting gay in public. Bullshit. Real men don't put on women's clothing ...period.

 

[barryqwalsh]

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[barryqwalsh]

Cavan v Kerry 1947 Polo Grounds All-Ireland Final

That game is gay. The men use a spoon stolen from their mommies when secretly baking cupcakes and they wear skirts. The game is more gay and ridiculous than soccer. The Irish are pansies. They are long winded fancy boys that drink warm beer. The Irish obviously are trying too hard to make everyone believe that they are REAL MEN by acting gay in public. Bullshit. Real men don't put on women's clothing ...period.

Cork hurler Donal Og Cusack on the Late Late Show

 

[barryqwalsh]

Cavan v Kerry 1947 Polo Grounds All-Ireland Final

That game is gay. The men use a spoon stolen from their mommies when secretly baking cupcakes and they wear skirts. The game is more gay and ridiculous than soccer. The Irish are pansies. They are long winded fancy boys that drink warm beer. The Irish obviously are trying too hard to make everyone believe that they are REAL MEN by acting gay in public. Bullshit. Real men don't put on women's clothing ...period.

Cork hurler Donal Og Cusack on the Late Late Show

Cork hurler Donal Og Cusack on Late Late Show - Part 2

 

[HUGGY]

Cavan v Kerry 1947 Polo Grounds All-Ireland Final

That game is gay. The men use a spoon stolen from their mommies when secretly baking cupcakes and they wear skirts. The game is more gay and ridiculous than soccer. The Irish are pansies. They are long winded fancy boys that drink warm beer. The Irish obviously are trying too hard to make everyone believe that they are REAL MEN by acting gay in public. Bullshit. Real men don't put on women's clothing ...period.

Cork hurler Donal Og Cusack on the Late Late Show

I KNEW IT!!!! What did I tell ya!!! ????

Fancy Boys running around in skirts waiving mommies wooden cooking spoons.

Bum fucking sausage sucking Irish!!!

BTW... I'm Irish. Not EVERYBODY with Irish blood is queer. I don't get why all these queers must get on the telly so they can tell everyone they love dicks and ass.