▁the ▁top ▁flight ▁count ies ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁event — though ▁in ▁recent ▁times ▁this ▁tr end ▁has ▁bu ck ed ▁and ▁more ▁higher ▁ranked ▁Irish ▁players ▁have ▁represented ▁their ▁nation . ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁also ▁saw ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁comprom ise ▁rules ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁developing ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁languages ▁in ▁Ireland ▁and ▁Scotland ▁by ▁the ▁Col um ba ▁In iti ative . ▁A ▁team ▁called ▁Al ba , ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁Scottish ▁G ael ic ▁speak ers , ▁played ▁M ích ael ▁Bre ath nach ▁CL G , ▁from ▁In ver in , ▁Gal way . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁repeated ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁G ael ic ▁speak ers ▁international ▁was ▁played ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁time ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁in ▁Port ree ▁in ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁Sky e ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁Scottish / I r ish ▁women ' s ▁and ▁under - 2 1 s ▁sides ▁which ▁have ▁competed ▁against ▁one ▁another . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁first ▁full ▁sh int y / h ur ling ▁match ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁took ▁place ▁between ▁Sky e ▁Cam an ach d ▁and ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Ro vers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁fi xture ▁was ▁played ▁at ▁Cro ke ▁Park ▁before ▁the ▁international ▁rules ▁football ▁game ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁return ▁leg ▁was ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁Bug ht