SPORT ACTIVITIES

Sport activities

We have worked with some different, typical Irish sports. Hurling, camogie, handball and Gaelic football.

Hurling is Irelands national sport and is only played by men.

Camogie, on the other hand, is only played by women, but it is almost the same thing as hurling.

Irish handball is played against walls. The server serves by shooting the ball at a wall, the ball comes back and the next player/team shall hit it, so it goes back and hits the wall and so on.

Gaelic football is a kind of a mix between rugby, football and soccer. The players may kick, hit the ball with their hands and even hit the other players. Quite a fun game then!

Our head questions:

What Irish sports are there?

Which sports are the most popular?

How many of these sports are played abroad?

Is there any differences between the sports?

Is there any similarities betweeen the sports?

Search for information about the following most popular Irish sports you can enjoy and practice in Dublin: gaelic football, soccer, rugby and hurling. You can use the links in “Resources” or any other you may find useful. Find a picture of the Croke Park Stadium in Dublin and locate it on the map. Look up the diverse sports you can do in Ireland and choose the one you like best among the ones in this list:

• Water sports: sailing, fishing, windsurfing, kite surfing, canoeing, power boating

• Greyhound racing: dog races


• Horse riding & horse races


• Mountain: bikes, hiking, trekking


• Golf

Then, look for a typical piece of Irish music (either contemporary or traditional) and insert it in your oral presentation. Finally, write a 50 word paragraph describing each one of them.

Make a collage or create the power point presentation

Resources