HURLING

Hurling

Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic and Irish origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association . The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for over 3,000 years, and is thought to be the world's fastest field team game in terms of game play. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, number of players, and much terminology. There is a similar game for women called camogie . It shares a common Gaelic root with the sport of shinty which is played predominantly in Scotland.

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hurling

Noun

  1. An Irish game of Celtic origin dating from AD400. It is played with an ash stick called a hurley (caman in Irish) and a hard leather ball called a sliotar.
  2. A Cornish street game resembling rugby, played with a silver ball.

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