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Hurling (Irish: iománaíocht, iomáint) is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games , it shares a number of features with Gaelic football , such as the field and goals, the number of players and much terminology .
Hurling is believed by some to be older than recorded history, and to predate the arrival of the Celts. [2] Irish mythological texts date hurling to at least 1272 BC at Cath Maige Tuired, though the earliest archeological evidence dates hurley balls to the latter half of the 12th century [3] The earliest written references to the sport in Brehon law date from the fifth century.
A variant of the game "hurling" (which is played by men only), it is organised by the Dublin-based Camogie Association (An Cumann Camógaíochta). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The annual All Ireland Camogie Championship has a record attendance of 33,154, [ 5 ] while average attendances in recent years are in the range of 15,000 to 18,000.
Ireland's Gaelic Athletic Association is responsible for the putting together the annual All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the annual run of games between 14 of the top inter-county teams ...
Gaelic games (Irish: Cluichí Gaelacha) are a set of sports played worldwide, though they are particularly popular in Ireland, where they originated. They include Gaelic football, hurling, Gaelic handball and rounders. Football and hurling, the most popular of the sports, are both organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).
The first Gaelic football and hurling rules were published by the fledgling Gaelic Athletic Association in 1885. These specified goalposts similar to soccer goals: for football 15 ft (4.6 m) wide and a crossbar 8 ft (2.4 m) high, while for hurling they were 20 ft (6.1 m) wide and a crossbar 10 ft (3.0 m) high.
Hurley, with sliotar. A hurley or hurl or hurling stick (Irish: camán) is a wooden stick used in the Irish sports of hurling and camogie. [1] It typically measures between 45 and 96 cm (18 and 38 in) long with a flattened, curved bas (BOSS, "palm of hand") at the end.
The first known international fixture between a Scottish shinty team and Irish hurling team occurred in 1896, when the London Camanchd and London GAA local clubs met in a friendly. [1] The following year, the first official series featuring an amalgamation of rules from both sports, occurred at Celtic Park in Scotland between Glasgow Cowal and ...