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Hurling

Also known as Iomáint · Camogie

Hurling: photograph by Seaninryan
Photo: Seaninryan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Fast stick-and-ball field game, one of the oldest field games in Europe; GAA national sport.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Ireland.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Crossroads and Golden Ages (about 500 to 1500), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Celtic and Atlantic Europe.

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