In Europe it remains widely unknown to people who never visited Ireland. To be fair it remains unknown also to many that have visited it. However people with a strong interest in sports (sports in plural, not a single one) might know it and be fascinated by it. read more
Some in Ireland think it's the greatest sport in the world. Part-soccer, part-field hockey, part-gaelic football, hurling is yet another sport you probably have never heard of. Some in Ireland think it's the greatest sport in the world. read more
The first written record of hurling is found in the Brehon Laws of the 5th century, which allowed for compensation to the family of persons killed in a hurling competition. Historians believe the game originated in Egypt, was brought to Ireland by the once nomadic Celts, and is the forerunner and inspiration for field hockey, ice hockey, and a little-known game called golf. read more