"mclarnin" - 1 õppematerjal

Irish sports

Not allowed to throw the ball. In equipment must be ­ sliotar (ball), hurley(stick), helmet.  Gaelic Football Gaelic football is a sport played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score points by passing the ball through the other team's goals, a set of two upright posts separated by a crossbar 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) above the ground.  Boxing Top 3 boxers in Ireland. Jimmy McLarnin Steve Collins Barry McGuigan  Basketball Basketball is Ireland's third largest sport in participation terms with over 180,000 people actively playing. Numbers playing have increased from 120,000 since 1999. Almost 300 clubs cater for basketball players around the country, with 1,200 teams.  References Sports - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaelic_football http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurling http://en.wikipedia