an ach d ▁and ▁London ▁G AA ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁and ▁Glasgow ▁Cow al ▁and ▁Dublin ▁C elt ic ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁played ▁at ▁C elt ic ▁Park . ▁However , ▁there ▁was ▁then ▁a ▁hi atus ▁until ▁Scottish ▁representative ▁teams ▁and ▁Irish ▁sides ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁ ▁Following ▁inter mitt ent ▁international ▁games ▁between ▁Scotland ▁and ▁an ▁all - I reland ▁team ▁before ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁controvers y ▁arose ▁as ▁the ▁British ▁Government ▁put ▁pressure ▁upon ▁the ▁Cam an ach d ▁Association ▁to ▁ce ase ▁from ▁co - oper ating ▁with ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁Athlet ic ▁Association , ▁disapp ro ving ▁of ▁their ▁perce ived ▁anti - B rit ish ▁view point ▁ ▁However , ▁univers ities ▁in ▁both ▁countries ▁kept ▁the ▁link ▁going ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁this ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁res umption ▁of ▁international ▁fi xt ures ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁codes ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁long ▁run ▁of ▁Irish ▁success es , ▁Scotland ▁won ▁four ▁fi xt ures ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁until ▁Ireland ▁rec laimed ▁the ▁title ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Scotland ' s ▁success es ▁have ▁been ▁mar red ▁by ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁interest ▁from ▁an ▁Irish ▁perspective . ▁Un like ▁the ▁international ▁rules ▁football ▁tests ▁between ▁Australia ▁and ▁Ireland , ▁few ▁players ▁from