I’m sure the Irish call it football when they speak English, but what about in Irish? If Google translate to Irish is trustable,
English to Irish Football = Peil
But also Soccer = Sacar
So maybe there’s two accepted variants. But where does Pail come from anyway? Let’s translate it back to English:
Peil = Very big potato
So most of the world plays football, some strange corners of it play soccer, and the Irish play very big potato.
I’d love if a native speaker could confirm this. #Irish #Gaeilge #football @gaeilge@a.gup.pe @football@a.gup.pe
Later on in live version’s he’d change the last line to “who wasn’t either black or as poor as me”.