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The use of the boots in an attack was referenced in the song Down in the Tube Station at Midnight (1978) by The Jam. The Nipple Erectors released a song titled "Venus in Bovver Boots". [8] in (1977). A pair of Bovver boots were worn in the early 1980s British TV series The Young Ones, by the punk character Vyvyan Basterd. [10]
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.
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 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 ...
Hurling is referenced in the works of James Joyce; he mentions it in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916) [5] and Ulysses (1922). [6] Samuel Beckett's novel Murphy references hurling. [7] In Edna O'Brien's short story "Sister Imelda", the title character's brother is killed while returning home from a hurling match. [8] [9]
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.
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 Football Championship (Sam Maguire Cup) – Tier 1 inter-county competition contested by teams of players selected from clubs within a county.Includes the Provincial championships and played on an initial group basis leading to play-offs.