Of all the clients Offaly-based hurley maker Albert Nevin has had, his most famous was Queen Elizabeth II. When she visited ...
These days it’s not just migrants playing; a strong youth system has been setup to encourage young Canadians to take up the hurley. “Hurling is a different game from Gaelic football ...
Hurling is one of the two national sports of Ireland ... “You play with a stick, the hurley, and a baseball-esque ball, also known as a sliotar. Traditionally, it is played on very large fields that ...
Hurling, “the fastest field sport in the world,” McAlinden said, uses a stick, called a hurley, and a ball, called a sliotar.