Original: Football games are mentioned in the Statute of Galway, 1527, which allowed the playing of football and archery, but banned "'hokie' - the hurling of a little ball with sticks or staves", as well as other sports.
Simplified: Football games are mentioned in the Statute of Galway, 1527, which allowed the playing of football and archery, but banned "hokie" - the hurling of a little ball with sticks or staves, as well as other sports.