This one of the
traditional Gaelic sports, played mainly in Ireland. Irish mythology has tales of
legendary heroes who were expert hurlers. The modern game has several similarities to
Gaelic football, with the same number of players (15), similar goals and scoring. However,
in hurling, the ball or 'sliotar' is about 25cm in circumference and can only be moved
across the pitch using the 'hurley' stick. The latter is about 1m long, ending with an
8cm, curved blade. The sliotar can be taken off the hurley, prior to hitting it, but
cannot be picked up by hand from the ground. Points are scored when the sliotar
is hurled between the posts, scoring 1 point above the cross bar or 3 points
into the net below the crossbar
History
of Hurling See also
Wikipedia,
Milwaukee Hurling Club 
The sport
is still controlled by the Gaelic Athletic Association.
There are limited associations outside Ireland, but South Australia and North America. have
active hurling responsibilities and give links to clubs
We are looking for a librarian for Gaelic Football
- Links. to Irish Clubs and Counties. Gaalinks looks promising.
- GAA Hurling The Game, fixtures and results
- For Results see also HurlingandFootball.com a
- For News and Commentaries An Fear Rua is useful and can be searched for
archived articles
See also Independent.ie/hurling - History and rules from Wikipedia
- Irish Hurling - an explanation!
- The Game of Hurling a useful structured presentation of the game and how it s played
- Hurling Skills online with videos
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Hogan Stand ezine