Although the exact history is unknown rounders is thought to have originated in Britain. Rounders has been around for many years and it dates back to the Tudor era. The game is first referenced and mentioned in a book from 1744 called A Little Pretty Pocket Book.

Is rounders an Irish sport?

Another sport of the Gaelic Games, along with Gaelic Football, Hurling and Gaelic Handball, Rounders is a sport that has been played in Ireland under the rules of the GAA since 1884. Rounders is a game that is very similar to baseball. The pitch is 77 yards, and foul lines run along the sides of the pitch.

Which is older cricket or rounders?

The game of rounders, an earlier form of cricket which seems to have been favored by the Irish, as well as by English children in the 16th century, became the game of choice among the youth.