It's me, M! I went to the GAA Leinster Final between Dublin and Wexford at Croake Park. Dublin won 2-12 to 1-12 (18 to 15). This means that they will play in the All-Ireland Semi-final. Maybe I should explain a little of Gaelic Football. You can run with the ball five steps but then you have to bounce it. If you run another five steps you need to kick it to yourself (or pass it.) The scoring: at each end of the field there are American football-like goal posts (only different because there is not one post in the middle; instead two spread out like the posts on top.) Kick it through the top and you get a point, scored as 0-01. Kick it through the bottom (and past the keeper) and you get a goal, worth three points and scored as 1-00.
Wexford came really, really close. One of their players scored 0-07! However, they have one fatal flaw. In both of Dublin's goals their keeper was totally out of position. Sorry, Wexford! (for this and the next paragraph.)
I got some cool souvenirs! They were an "Ath Calith" (Dublin) flag and a scarf bearing "The Dubs" at each end.
It wasn't just the seniors (and souvenirs), though. The minors also played. I don't remember the score (we only saw the last 5 minutes) but Dublin beat Meath something like 3-18 to 2-15.
That's all from me today. However, you should keep watching. Although I am done, Mom is just getting started...
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