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In the later part of the 19th century, the first ever football-specific boot was designed, made of thick and heavy leather that ran right to the ankle for increased protection; the first boot weighed 500 grams (18 oz) and would double in weight when it was wet.
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.
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (Liam MacCarthy Cup) – Tier 1 inter-county competition contested by teams of players selected from all the clubs within a county.
A hurling team is made up of fifteen players, all armed with a hurley, a piece of wood shaped like an axe. Like many other sports, the goal is to rack up more points than the opponent, and in ...
An ash guard, ashguard or hurling glove (Irish: miotóg chosanta) [1] is a fingerless protective glove used in the Gaelic sports of hurling and camogie, principally played in Ireland. Its purpose is to protect the hand from being hit by opponent's hurleys (or camogie sticks ) when catching the sliotar (ball) during play.
A net extending behind the goal is attached to the crossbar and lower goalposts. The same pitch is used for hurling; the GAA, which organises both sports, decided this to facilitate dual usage. Lines are marked at distances of 13 metres (14 yd), 20 metres (22 yd), and 45 metres (49 yd) (65 metres or 71 yards in hurling) from each end-line.
Knattleikr (English: 'ball-game') was an ancient ball game played by the Vikings of Iceland.The term is also applied to a modern sport created by re-enactors, and now played at a few United States institutions as a college club sport, based on what is known about the historical game.
A hurling sliotar. A sliotar (/ ˈ s l ɪ t ər, ˈ ʃ l ɪ t ər / S(H)LIT-ər, Irish: [ˈʃl̠ʲɪt̪ˠəɾˠ]) or sliothar is a hard solid sphere slightly larger than a tennis ball, consisting of a cork core covered by two pieces of leather stitched together. Sometimes called a "hurling ball", [1] [2] it resembles a baseball with more