Image Hurling Ball and Hurley.JPG thumb alt Image of a hurley and a sliotar Hurley stick Hurley and sliotar A sliotar or sliothar IPA ga l t may derive from Irish language Irish sliabh , meaning mountain and thar meaning across is a hard solid sphere slightly larger than a tennis ball, consisting of a cork material cork core covered by two pieces of leather stitched together. Sometimes called a puck or hurling ball , it resembles an American baseball object baseball with more pronounced stitching. It is used in the Gaelic games of hurling , camogie , rounders and shinty . Dimensions An official Gaelic Athletic Association GAA sliotar, as used in top level hurling competitions such as the National Hurling League or the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship All Ireland Senior Hurling Championships is subject to strict regulations as regards its size, mass and composition. ref cite web url http www.gaa.ie content documents publications official guides Official Guide 2010 Part2.pdf title Gaelic Athletic Association Official Guide Part 2 page 14 publisher Gaelic Athletic Association date 2009 06 03 accessdate 2012 02 22 ref The following regulations apply The diameter is between 69mm and 72mm not including the rib The mass is between 110g and 120g The rib height is between 2mm and 2.8mm, and width between 3.6mm and 5.4mm The leather cover can be between 1.8mm and 2.7mm and is laminated with a coating of no more than 0.15mm Approved sliotars carry a GAA mark of approval. The GAA ... of the sliotar is Ned Treston 1862 1949 of Gort , County Galway Co. Galway . He was selected to play ..., there was debate between the teams as regards the size of the sliotar. Treston made a sliotar at a nearby saddler, which was used in the game, and went on to be a prototype for the standard sliotar ... tended to lose sight of the sliotar against crowded backdrops such as the crowd in Croke ... Category Irish words and phrases Category Irish loanwords es Sliotar ga Sliotar pl Sliotar simple Sliotar ... more details
wiktionary hurl Hurl or HURL may refer to Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory , a regional undersea research facility of the US National Undersea Research Program Hurl Park, Gauteng , a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa H.U.R.L. , a nonviolent video game aimed at children, released in 1995 Hurl , a game show which aired on the G4 television channel Hurl or Hurley stick , a wooden stick used to hit a sliotar leather ball in the Irish sport of hurling A slang term for vomiting See also Hurley disambiguation Hurling disambiguation ... more details
Image Hurling Ball and Hurley.JPG thumb 200px Hurley, with sliotar A hurley or cam n is a wooden stick used to hit a sliotar leather ball in the Ireland Irish sport of hurling . It measures between 70 and 100 cm 28 to 40 inches long with a flattened, curved end called the bas which provides the striking surface. It is also used in camogie , the female equivalent sport. Name A hurley is also known as a hurley stick , as a cam n the Irish language Irish word , or as a hurl an abbreviation used in Leinster and Ulster . In the sport of camogie it is often called a camogie stick . Overview Hurleys are made from ash tree ash wood, the base of the tree near the root is the only part used and are usually bought from local craftsmen in Ireland for about 20 50 euro , who still use traditional production methods. However, for some time in the 1970s, hurleys made from plastic were used, mainly produced by Wavin . These proved more likely to cause injury, however, and were phased out. Steel bands are used to reinforce the flattened end of the hurley though these are not permitted in camogie due to increased risk of injury. Bands have been put on hurleys since the beginning the 8th century Brehon Laws permit only a king s son to have a bronze band, while all others must use a copper band. No matter how well crafted the hurley is, a hurler may well expect to use several hurleys over the course of the hurling season. The hurleys often break if two collide in the course of a game, or occasionally they break off on the other players arms, legs, etc. . Two hurleys colliding is colloquially known as the clash of the ash. Some hurleys can be repaired by a method called splicing . This method involves cutting a bas shaped piece from another broken hurley and fixing it to the broken bas by way of glue and nails, the two piece bas is then banded hooped and sanded into shape. Throwing ... to the picture above the bas is the rounded end of the hurl where the sliotar makes contact as it is being ... more details
Infobox Public House name An Poc Fada image An poc fada monaghan.jpg caption Exterior of An Poc Fada map typtude 6.970428 address 1 North Road, Monaghan , County Monaghan owner Paul Lavery established 1998 closed food No wheelchair access Yes beer garden Yes telephone 35347 72 395 fax 35347 72 394 website http www.anpocfada.ie anpocfada.ie An Poc Fada is a public house located on North Road, in Monaghan , County Monaghan . Its name derives from a popular hurling competition. This is a contest based in mythology where warrior warriors tested each other by seeing who could poc hit the sliotar ball with a Hurley stick hurley the least amount of times to cover a given distance. This competition is still held every year on the Cooley Peninsula Cooley Mountains , Co. Louth . ref An Poc Fada, 2008. http www.anpocfada.ie An Poc Fada . ref An Poc Fada is a well known music venue hosting Pub rock UK pub rock , and blues events. Notes reflist External links http www.anpocfada.ie An Poc Fada Category Public houses in County Monaghan ... more details
in the pre match parade. First half At 3 15pm the sliotar was thrown in by referee Phil Purcell ... Jim Young hurler Jim Young stepped up to take. Young sent the sliotar goal wards via Connie Murphy towards Mossy O Riordan who sent the sliotar in low to the Kilkenny net. This score gave Cork a one ... Cork defenders found it difficult to clear their lines. The sliotar reached Tom Mulcahy whose ... more details
For more detail & team line outs see separate entry for All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1947 1947 Senior Camogie Championship . Infobox football match title 1947 All Ireland Senior Camogie Final image event All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1947 team1 GG Antrim camogie team1association File Antrim colours.PNG 40px team1score 2 4 team2 GG Dublin camogie team2association File Dublin colours.PNG 40px team2score 2 1 details date 9 November 1947 stadium Corrigan Park city Belfast man of the match1a referee C. Mulholland Galway GAA Galway attendance 5,000 weather previous 1946 All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final 1946 next 1948 All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final 1948 The 1947 All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final was the sixteenth All Ireland Final and the deciding match of the All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1947 1947 All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship , an inter county camogie tournament for the top teams in Ireland . Antrim led by 2 2 to 2 0 at half time and had a three point lead in the last minute when Kathleen Cody athlete Kathleen Cody sent in a shot at goal that would have equalised the game. The Antrim keeper dug the ball out of a mucky goalmouth and the referee and umpires judged that the sliotar did not cross the line, which was enough to give Antrim their three in a row. ref http www.facebook.com media set ?set a.289122196491.143043.217157391491&page 1 ref References reflist Camogie All Irelands Category All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Finals Category 1947 in Gaelic games Camogie Category 1947 in sports Camogie ... more details
For more detail & team line outs see separate entry for All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1954 1954 Senior Camogie Championship . Infobox football match title 1954 All Ireland Senior Camogie Final image event All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1954 team1 GG Dublin camogie team1association File Dublin colours.PNG 40px team1score 10 4 team2 GG Derry camogie team2association File Derry colours.PNG 40px team2score 4 2 details date 22 August 1954 stadium Croke Park city Dublin man of the match1a referee Noreen Murphy Cork GAA Cork attendance 2,000 weather previous 1953 All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final 1953 next 1955 All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final 1955 The 1954 All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final was the 23rd All Ireland Final and the deciding match of the All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1954 1954 All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship , an inter county camogie tournament for the top teams in Ireland . Dublin completely dominated the game they led 6 2 to 0 1 at the break, the Derry side having only entered their opponent s half with the sliotar three times. Dublin eased off in the second half and won an eighth All Ireland in a row. ref http www.facebook.com media set ?set a.289122196491.143043.217157391491&page 1 ref References reflist Camogie All Irelands Category All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Finals Category 1954 in Gaelic games Camogie Category 1954 in sports Camogie ... more details
striking the sliotar , the Fitzmaurice brothers did not bend their elbows.Also, they did not physically strike the ball, rather they used the power of thought to move the sliotar. This made it difficult ... more details
stick hurley in Irish a cam n , pronounced IPAc en k m n to hit a small ball called a sliotar ... for one goal, which is equivalent to three points. The sliotar can be caught in the hand and carried ... to carry the ball for more than four steps has to bounce or balance the sliotar on the end of the stick .... ref Statistics File Hurling Ball and Hurley.JPG 250px thumb Hurley and sliotar Irish Cam n agus sliotar ... the size of other players hurleys to provide some advantage against the fast moving sliotar. The ball, known as a sliotar , has a cork center and a leather cover it is between 69 and 72 mm in diameter ... per game. No exceptions are ever made. Ball Main Sliotar The ball is called sliotar and it is a subject ... out is awarded Scoring Scoring is achieved by sending the sliotar ball between the opposition s goal ... the ground. Image Hurling sport Taking a swing.jpg 260px thumb A sliotar being hit in mid air. If the ball ... for the sliotar will collide at the shoulders and swing together to win the tackle and pull name ... the sliotar in between the four midfielders on the halfway line. After an attacker has scored ... or gain control of the sliotar the referee may choose to throw the ball in between two opposing ... Athletic Association http www.sliotarmagazine.com Sliotar Hurling Magazine http www.anfearrua.com ... more details
Infobox GAA player code Hurling sport Hurling image name Willie Fitzmaurice irish fullname William Fitzmaurice height nickname county Limerick province Munster club http www.killeedy.com Killeedy GAA clposition clubs clyears clapps points clcounty clprovince clallireland counties Limerick icposition icyears 1970s and 1980s icapps points icprovince icallireland allstars clupdate icupdate birth place Limerick City , County Limerick Willie Fitzmaurice was a Limerick hurling hurler from Kileedy who featured in the Limerick teams in the 1970s and 1980s ref http munster.gaa.ie teams seniorhurling.html Munster Senior Hurling Teams Munster GAA Web Site Bot generated title ref In 1998, he became a county team selector along with former teammates amonn Cregan and David Punch ref http archives.tcm.ie irishexaminer 1998 04 28 shead.htm Irish Sport News, April 25, 1998 Bot generated title ref and advocated the retention of the back door system. ref http archives.tcm.ie irishexaminer 1998 10 15 shead.htm Irish Sport News, October 15, 1998 Bot generated title ref He is currently the parish priest in Kilmallock . ref http www.munster express.ie opinion tales of the tellurians from moyross to the dunmore road The Munster Express Online Archive From Moyross to the Dunmore Road Bot generated title ref He celebrated the mass of his deceased niece, Elizabeth Gubbins, who died in the controversial Vernelli hit and run case in Rome . ref http archives.tcm.ie irishexaminer 2008 03 26 story58683.asp Irish Examiner 2008 03 26 Hit and run pictures intensified pain and loss Bot generated title ref ref http www.limerickblogger.org blog 2008 04 17 new twist in vernarelli hit and run case The Limerick Blogger latest Limerick news and Limerick events Blog Archive New twist in Vernarelli Hit and run case Bot generated title ref He is the brother of Limerick hurler Paudie Fitzmaurice . Hurling Style The Fitzmaurice brothers were noted for their unusual hurling technique. When striking the sliotar , ... more details
BLP sources date May 2010 Essay like date January 2011 Majella Murphy is a Kilkenny born singer songwriter with critical acclaim. Born in 1973 she released one album in 2007 Brave new world , the first Album globally to be released on a mobile phone by Sony Ericsson . Music She has played at some of Ireland s biggest Music festival festivals including Electric Picnic and has appeared on many TV shows including the 2009 edition of The Raw Sessions ref http www.therawsessions.ie ref Her style is eclectic and includes many influences including Bob Dylan , Folk music of Ireland Irish Trad , Jimmy MacCarthy and Christy Moore . Often likened to Mary Black she has carved out a niche spot on the Music of Ireland Irish music scene. She is a regular contributor to the RT One RTE 1 Radio programming radio show , the Joe Duffy show. Majella has also been one of the first artists to speak in public of the sexual abuse she endured as a child, taking the perpetrator to court and winning her cases, both criminally and civil in court. She chose to go public to quash the mis placed shame that is slapped on victims of sexual abuse. She is now working on her second album and first book, which she describes as a thriller, more of the mind than anything else. She is a recovering alcoholic and anorexic bulimic and lives to sing and play music, to write and be herself. It s a weird story, but one that might be worth listening to, if she s willing to tell it. She appeared on The Late Late Show , on the 14th of jan 2011. References Reflist Majella has been concentrating on writing stories for the last year. She has just completed a novel called The Story So Far and is in preparation for her next album Sublime . It s a play on words. On a sporting front, Majella has two All Ireland medals. One for the javelin as a teenager and another gold All Ireland medal for the long puck. She could hit a sliotar Irish hurling ball further than any other girl of her age in Ireland. At one stage she played ... more details
falling before and during the match. Because of this the pitch was extremely slippery while the sliotar was also difficult to control. Match report At 3 15pm Mick Slattery of Clare threw in the sliotar ... the attempt on goal was blocked, the sliotar flew over the bar for a Kilkenny point. Shortly ... Rea were waiting for the rebound. Dowling became the Limerick hero as he turned the sliotar past ... more details
referee Willie Horgan of Cork threw in the sliotar and the game was on. Kilkenny took the game to Tipperary ... free. The sliotar skewed into the Kilkenny net past a flat footed Kilkenny defence. It was the score ... more details
stick to handpass the ball is permitted. A smaller sliotar ball is used in camogie commonly known as a size 4 sliotar whereas hurlers play with a size 5 sliotar. If a defending player hits the sliotar wide, a 45 metre puck is awarded to the opposition in hurling, it is a 65 metre puck After ... more details
time. Keher grabbed the sliotar out of the sky after a puck out from Skehan and raced up the wing in the shadow of the Hogan Stand. From that sideline position Keher pucked the sliotar as if going for a point, however, the sliotar dropped short, deceiving Cork goalkeeper Paddy Barry St. Vincent s Paddy ... more details
primary sources date March 2008 Infobox GAA club club gaa James Stephens irish S amus Stioph in crest founded 1887 province Leinster county Kilkenny nickname The Village colours Red and Green grounds Larchfield, Kilkenny coordinates coord 52 38 34.72 N 7 14 40.30 W display it region IE type landmark f3 8 h1 3 h2 4 h3 9 pattern la pattern b thingreensides pattern ra leftarm 009900 body FF0000 rightarm 009900 shorts FFFFFF socks FF0000 James Stephens is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Kilkenny , Republic of Ireland Ireland . The club was founded in 1887 and has enjoyed equal success in both hurling and Gaelic football . History James Stephens was founded in 1887 as a hurling club. The club is named after James Stephens Fenian James Stephens , founding member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and took part in its first championship in 1888. The club was founded in the area of Patrick Street in Kilkenny city, an area locally known as the Village. The James Stephens colours of red and green were adopted as a result of the purchase of a set of jerseys from Erin s Own GAA Kilkenny Erin s Own at a price of 30 shillings.The club s gaa grounds are currently located in larchfield, kilkenny and are currently being looked after by player caretaker Ian Hayes. Young village hurlers are inspired by heroes such as Bull Duggan who got his nickname after wrestling a bull to death when he lost a sliotar in a field. A recent development was the launching of a new under17 football tournament in honour of county minor hero Paul Lynch.. A huge loss to the club was when Peter Butler resigned, some say this is why the minor hurling team had no success, his return was marked by the team winning the football final, a true club hero. Hurling Honours All Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship s 3 1976, 1982, 2005 Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship s 4 1975, 1981, 2004, 2005 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship s 9 1935, 1937, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1981, 2004, 2005, 2011 Kilk ... more details
150px Cam n Hurley stick hurley , with sliotar ball Caid Another name for Gaelic football, usually referring ... , i.e. the ball itself. See also peil below . A hurling ball is a sliotar . Liathr id l imhe Irish ... will bounce back to. ref name handplay Sliotar the ball used in hurling. A football or handball is known ... together for the sliotar will collide at the shoulders and swing together to win the tackle and pull ... more details
Infobox GAA player image code Camogie sport Camogie County Wexford province Leinster name Mary Sinnott irish M ire N Sionoid nickname birth date death date sport Camogie position Full back county Wexford club Taghmon GAA Camogie Taghmon and Oylegate Glenbrien GAA Camogie Oylegate Glenbrien clyears 1958 78 clapps points ? clcounty clprovince clposition full back icyears 1958 78 icapps points ? counties Wexford scores icprovince icallireland 2 allstars 2004 Team of Century icposition corner back clupdate 16 31, 30 December 2009 UTC icupdate 16 31, 30 December 2009 UTC birth place Taghmon , Republic of Ireland Ireland Mary Sinnott born in Taghmon Co Wexford is a former camogie player selected on the camogie Camogie All Stars team of the century in 2004, and winner of All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship All Ireland medals in 1968 and 1969. She played club Camogie with Taghmon GAA Camogie Taghmon and Oylegate Glenbrien GAA Camogie Oylegate Glenbrien . She also holds two Gael Linn Cup Gael Linn interprovincial medals and held her place on the Leinster team for ten years. In 1965 she was Wexford GAA Camogie Wexford Player of the Year and received the Hall of Fame Award in 1980. ref cite book last Moran first Mary authorlink Mary Moran camogie title A Game of Our Own The History of Camogie publisher Cumann Cam ga ochta year 2011 location Dublin, Ireland pages 460 ref Citation Her citation read Tall and athletic, Mary was very confident on the ball, a fine catcher and striker, she was capable of turning defence into attack with one puck of the sliotar. ref http www.camogie.ie AboutCamogie TeamoftheCentury tabid 103 Default.aspx Camogie.ie Team of the Century profiles by Mary Moran ref Other Sports In Irish National Badminton Championships Badminton she represented Ireland on 59 occasions, was voted Wexford Badminton Star in 1965 and again in 1988. References reflist External links http www.camogie.ie Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website http www.camogie.ie Ab ... more details
class infobox style font size 90 All Ireland Colleges Championship 2010 style background BFD7FF text align center colspan 3 Cup winners Winners colspan 2 Loreto Secondary School Kilkenny, Kilkenny Loreto, Kilkenny 4th title Captain colspan 2 Claire Phelan style background BFD7FF text align center colspan 3 Ashbourne Cup Runners up Runners up colspan 2 St Brigid s, Loughrea Captain colspan 2 Aoibhin Kenny The 2012 All Ireland Colleges Camogie Championship was won by Loreto Secondary School Kilkenny, Kilkenny Loreto, Kilkenny , who defeated St Brigids Loughrea by 4 11 to 1 10 in the final on March 3, 2012 at Templederry . ref http kilkennycamogie.com index.php?page lorVlou312.phpl 2012 final Loreto Kilkenny 4 11 St Brigid s Loughrea 1 10 on Kilkennycamogie.com ref It completed a three in a row by the school, who also captured the junior title that year. They had10 of the 2011 winning team on their starting 15. Tracey Brennan was player of the match. The final Lydia Fitzpatrick s third goal for Loreto Kilkenny was described as reminiscent of John Fenton s memorable goal for Cork against Limerick in the 1987 Munster hurling semi final blockquote Laura Porter s attempted clearance in the blink of an eye was blocked down, and Fitzpatrick almost unnoticed, pulled on the sliotar at 100 miles an hour and Lydia Fitzpatrick in an instant struck an unstoppable shot along the ground that flew aimlessly beyond the hapless goalkeeper Tara Murphy. ref http kilkennycamogie.com index.php?page lorVlou312.phpl 2012 final Loreto Kilkenny 4 11 St Brigid s Loughrea 1 10 on Kilkennycamogie.com ref blockquote 2012 Final width 92 Football kit pattern la borderonblack pattern b blackstripes pattern ra borderonblack leftarm FFC125 body FFC125 rightarm FFC125 shorts FFFFFF socks FFC125 title Loreto College, Kilkenny Football kit pattern la pattern b navyshoulders pattern ra leftarm 000080 body 87CEEB rightarm 000080 shorts 000080 socks 87CEEB title St Brigid s Loughrea width 100 valign top widt ... more details
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