Gaelic Football: Gaelic football is the most popular of the Gaelic games and is played on a rectangular pitch with H-shaped goals at each end, it is played by a team of 15 players. The primary object of the game is to score by driving the ball into the goals or over the bar thereby scoring a point, a goal is eqivelant to three points. The team with the highest score at the end of the match wins. The female version of the game is known as "ladies Gaelic football" and is very similar to the men's game with a few minor rule changes.
Hurling: Hurling is a stick and ball game played on the same pitch as Gaelic football. The object of the game is also the same as that in Gaelic football. It is over 3,000 years old and it is said to be the worlds fastest field game, combining skills from lacrosse, field hockey and baseball in a hard hitting, highly skilled game. The female version of the game is known as "camogie" and is very similar with a few minor rule changes.
Rounders: Rounders is a bat and ball game which is played in Ireland; a similar version is played in England. Rounders is the least popular of the GAA Gaelic games and is organised by a sub division of the GAA known as the rounders council of Ireland. It is similar to soft ball.
Gaelic Handball: Gaelic handball is a game where two players use their hands to return a ball against a wall. The game is similar to American handball. Gaelic handballers play against their US counterparts. It is also like rounders and is less popular than the primary Gaelic games such as Gaelic football and Hurling.
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