Editing Gaelic football (section)

===Increasing nationalism===
Some Gaelic Athletic Associations began to impose strict nationalistic policies during this time. For example, in [[Connacht]] free kicks began to be introduced into some leagues penalising speaking of any language but Irish, and imposing a rule that the referee may speak only in Irish.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 April 1913 |title=FOOTBALL. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article26872733 |access-date=13 January 2022 |work=[[The West Australian]] |location=Western Australia |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=XXIX |issue=3,443}}</ref>

On [[Bloody Sunday (1920)|Bloody Sunday in 1920]], during the [[Irish War of Independence]], a football match at [[Croke Park]] was attacked by the [[Royal Irish Constabulary]] (RIC), including its [[Auxiliary Division]]. 14 people were killed and 65 were injured. Among the dead was Tipperary footballer [[Michael Hogan (Gaelic footballer)|Michael Hogan]], for whom the Hogan Stand at [[Croke Park]] (completed in 1924) was named.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-11-21 |title=Bloody Sunday 1920: Croke Park killings remembered 100 years on |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54908852 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426111419/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54908852 |archive-date=26 April 2021 |access-date=2021-01-21 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1 December 2010 |title=Bloody Sunday 90th anniversary commemorated |url=http://www.southtipptoday.ie/news/local/bloody-sunday-90th-anniversary-commemorated-1-2369085 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217191227/http://www.nationalist.ie/news/local/bloody-sunday-90th-anniversary-commemorated-1-2369085 |archive-date=17 February 2013 |access-date=4 July 2012 |work=South Tipp Today}}</ref>

In 1930 the GAA banned children found playing rugby instead of Gaelic football.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 April 1930 |title=GAELIC MOVEMENT IN IRELAND |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article188233842 |access-date=13 January 2022 |work=[[Telegraph (Brisbane)|The Telegraph]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=17,898}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=20 August 1931 |title=THE DAIL EIREANN |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article181277566 |access-date=13 January 2022 |work=[[Telegraph (Brisbane)|The Telegraph]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=4 (FIRST EDITION) |via=National Library of Australia |issue=18,316}}</ref>