GAH

[Fogarty]

Rugby people in Dublin always call it soccer.

[Baile Brigín 2]

GAA haters use the term incessantly, just like they say bogball or stickfighting, which is why I avoid it.
Some GAA people use it too, that's their own business.

I'm quite fond of Agrisports. And Muldooligans.

[Baile Brigín 2]

Rugby people in Dublin always call it soccer.

All 20 of them, but do they?

[gallsman]

"Gah" primarily from Dublin but has certainly expanded, not least into the north. The Dublin rugby crowd definitely do but they're far from the only ones.

Wouldn't be caught dead describing it as such myself but nor do I consider it derogatory. Bit of a stretch to do so if you ask me.

[trueblue1234]

9 times outa 10, people just know what you're talking about when you say football. I say football for both GAA and soccer, and my mates will know what i'm referring to without having to clarify.
Odd time in work you get asked if it's GAA or soccer. I've a manager in work that gets very put out when he hears soccer instead of football! 😂

[tonto1888]

9 times outa 10, people just know what you're talking about when you say football. I say football for both GAA and soccer, and my mates will know what i'm referring to without having to clarify.
Odd time in work you get asked if it's GAA or soccer. I've a manager in work that gets very put out when he hears soccer instead of football! 😂

couple of people like that in my work. I make sure to refer to it as soccer when I speak to them haha

[lurganblue]

I wouldnt find the GAH thing particularly offensive but I certainly know people who do.  I just see it as a Dublin rugby/soccer thing.  It has clearly started to infiltrate into the speak of GAA people in Dublin too and perhaps that is understandable. I'm sure there is a cross-over there, like in every other county.

I used to hate the term "Croker".  It used to irk me, but now I've gotten over that one too. Maybe I am mellowing  I still wouldnt use it myself.

[armaghniac]

it's a bit like the term "Londonderry", when people choose not to use the obvious term then they have an agenda and it is not a pleasant one. The fact that one group have a habit of doing this does not excuse it.

[Baile Brigín 2]

it's a bit like the term "Londonderry", when people choose not to use the obvious term then they have an agenda and it is not a pleasant one. The fact that one group have a habit of doing this does not excuse it.

That's quite the stretch

[Captain Obvious]

As already said GAH is mostly used by Dubs and by those that don't follow the sport. 

One common sentence for a non loving GAA Dubs.  "I won't be leaving my Gaff to watch bleeding GAH"

[gallsman]

it's a bit like the term "Londonderry", when people choose not to use the obvious term then they have an agenda and it is not a pleasant one. The fact that one group have a habit of doing this does not excuse it.

It's absolutely not remotely comparable to "Londonderry" ffs.

[gallsman]

As already said GAH is mostly used by Dubs and by those that don't follow the sport. 

It's commonly used by those, in Dublin and elsewhere, actively and prominently involved in the sport.

[Dougal Maguire]

9 times outa 10, people just know what you're talking about when you say football. I say football for both GAA and soccer, and my mates will know what i'm referring to without having to clarify.
Odd time in work you get asked if it's GAA or soccer. I've a manager in work that gets very put out when he hears soccer instead of football! 😂

couple of people like that in my work. I make sure to refer to it as soccer when I speak to them haha

The boul Nelson McCausland hated the terms Gaelic and soccer as well. When he was minister his officials were instructed to refer to it as football and Gaelic sports

[armaghniac]

it's a bit like the term "Londonderry", when people choose not to use the obvious term then they have an agenda and it is not a pleasant one. The fact that one group have a habit of doing this does not excuse it.

It's absolutely not remotely comparable to "Londonderry" ffs.

Both are west brit shite and are entirely comparable

[Armagh18]

it's a bit like the term "Londonderry", when people choose not to use the obvious term then they have an agenda and it is not a pleasant one. The fact that one group have a habit of doing this does not excuse it.

It's absolutely not remotely comparable to "Londonderry" ffs.

Both are west brit shite and are entirely comparable

Both are, but one is a lot worse lol