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Gaelic football Irish : Peil Ghaelach ; short name Peil [1] or Caid , commonly referred to as football or Gaelic , [2] is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kicking or punching the ball into the other team's goals 3 points or between two upright posts above the goals and over a crossbar 2. Players advance the football, a spherical leather ball resembling a volleyball , up the field with a combination of carrying, bouncing, kicking, hand-passing, and soloing dropping the ball and then toe-kicking the ball upward into the hands.

Prior to the laying of the Transatlantic Cable it took approximately two weeks from a message to reach North America from Europe… weather permitting as all communications were sent via boat. The idea of a transatlantic cable was first proposed in , but the distances and depths presented formidable problems. On the American side Cyrus W. The First Cable The manufacture of the cable started in early and was completed in June. Before the end of July it was stowed on the American Niagara and the British Agamemnon — both naval vessels lent by their respective governments for the task. They started at Valentia Harbour in Ireland on 5 August. For the first few days, everything went well but six days later, due to a mistake made with the brake which limited the rate of descent, the cable snapped.

Clancy was best of the Irish as she qualified in 26th position after rounds of 73 and McCarthy was the next best, as she progressed in 31st position after carding rounds of 76 and 72 and McSherry added an 80 to her impressive opening 71 to see her through in 57th place. The top 64 best players qualified and will now compete in the knockout match play stages of the Championship.

The Killarney duo are in a strong field for the 5 day event at Royal St. There will be two stroke play qualifying rounds, tomorrow and Wednesday, followed by match play for the 64 best qualifiers. Read More. Radio Kerry. Sign in.