Hurling (Irish: iománaíocht, iomáint) is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of players and much terminology.

Hurling is 3,000 years old and is the national sport of Ireland. It’s included in Irish mythology through the story of Cu Chulainn (pronounced “Coo Cullan”), a story of a young man named Setanta who defeated a vicious hound using only a hurley and sliotar.

Hurling, outdoor stick-and-ball game somewhat akin to field hockey and lacrosse and long recognized as the national pastime of Ireland. There is considerable reference to hurling (iomáin in Gaelic) in the oldest Irish manuscripts describing the game as …

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. Hurling is often referenced in Irish myths and legends, the most famous of which has to be the early.

It is a stick and ball game, played by teams of 15 on a rectangular grass pitch with H-shaped goals at each end. The stick that we use is called a ‘hurley’, or a camán in the Irish language, while the ball is called a sliotar.

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Hurling has a long, but often unclear history, stretching back over three millennia. References to stick-and-ball games are found in Irish mythology. The game is thought to be related to the games of shinty that is played primarily in Scotland, cammag on the Isle of Man and bandy that was played formerly in England and Wales.

3 days ago · Dublin 3-26 Wexford 4-19. Dublin got the better of Wexford in a hugely entertaining and controversial Leinster Hurling Championship game at Parnell Park on Saturday afternoon.

The objective of the game is for players to use a wooden stick called a hurley to hit a small ball called a sliotar between the opponent’s goalposts either over the crossbar for one point, or under the crossbar into a net guarded by a goalkeeper for one goal, which is equivalent to three points.