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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Sport
Eamon Doggett

Viral comedian Josh Pray hilariously tells his All-Ireland football final experience

Viral sensation Josh Pray continued his new love affair with the GAA by attending the All-Ireland football final on Sunday.

The American comedian became an online sensation in Ireland for hilariously chronicling his discovering of hurling.

“Hurling has to be the most difficult and eye hurting sport I have ever witnessed,” he said.

“Everything about hurling seems like it hurts”.

Josh Pray (Facebook: Josh Pray)

Pray ended up supporting Tipperary in the hurling final and posted joyous videos after the Premier County beat Kilkenny to lift the Liam McCarthy Cup.

This prompted Tourism Ireland and the GAA to invite Pray, who has two million followers on Facebook, to the football decider between Kerry and Dublin.

And Pray posted a video of him at Croke Park, telling his followers: "Becasue of Tourism Ireland and the GAA, guess where I am at? Yes! Yes! The All-Ireland 2019 Gaelic football final! Yeesss!"

The American tried to describe the sport for those not familiar.

 "Just imagine a bunch of men running as fast as they can, dropping the ball...do you know the co-ordination you gotta have to play Gaelic football?

"You gotta tackle that person but you can't use no hands. You gotta throw that ball over there but you can't throw the ball you gotta slap the ball.

"You gotta run with the ball but you can't run no more than five steps without bouncing the ball again."

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