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Irish Hurling

The historic Irish sport of Hurling has been important to many Irish groups over the years. This website will explore the folk group and history of the sport delving into its uniqueness and evaluating the changes the sport has gone through over time. Furthermore, Hurling holds both gendered and nationalistic attributes to it that are incredibly interesting and important. This website will further discuss Hurling’s ties to gender and nationalism and explore how these concepts have affected the sport.

What is Hurling?

Hurling is a very old Irish sport that is fairly unique. When searching 'Hurling' the most common form shown is the kind that involves two teams running around a field with individuals balancing a ball on a hurley stick and trying to hit the ball into a goal.

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