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Hurling is a fast-paced Irish stick sport played on a field between two teams, with 15 players either side, in two 35 minute halves.
Hurling is a traditional Irish game played with a wooden stick called a hurley and a small ball known as a sliotar. The aim is simple: players strike the sliotar into the opponent’s goal for three points or over the crossbar for one point.
Hurling is one of the oldest field games in the world and is popular for at least 3000 years in Ireland with the first literary reference dating back to 1272 BC.
There is considerable reference to hurling (iomáin in Gaelic) in the oldest Irish manuscripts describing the game as far back as the 13th century bc; many heroes of ancient tales were expert hurlers.
Part of Ireland’s heritage, and a point of national pride, hurling is a pillar of Irish athletics. It’s also gained audiences around the world. Read on to learn everything you need to know about the Gaelic ball-and-stick sport that’s been entertaining the Emerald Isle for millennia.
Hurling is a traditional Irish sport that is the oldest and fastest field game in the world. With a long history dating over 3000 years, hurling remains the second most popular sport in Ireland today.