Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Watched the Penn st game and they showed hurling during the half time show and it looked awesome. Kinda like Lacrosse but the stick are like paddles. Also can throw, kick, carry the ball and apparently mug the guy to get the slitter (ball). A lot better than soccer. "Hurling (Irish: Iománaíocht/Iomáint) is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic and Irish origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for over 3,000 years,[1] and is considered to be the world's fastest field sport.[1][2] The objective of the game is for players to use a wooden stick called a hurley (in Irish a camán, pronounced /ˈkæmən/ or /kəˈmɔːn/) to hit a small ball called a sliotar /ˈʃlɪtər/ between the opponents' 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." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l< j Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Another Alan Branch thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Yeah, hurling is pretty insane. Consumption of whiskey and stout is pretty much required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 I thought this was going to be a thread about what you saw behind Clancy's Bar at closing time. Seriously though, the sport looks pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 (edited) I thought this was going to be a thread about what you saw behind Clancy's Bar at closing time. Seriously though, the sport looks pretty cool. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgEMvRrOCRI&feature=youtube_gdata_player Sometimes (when I post you tubes now only the link shows, how do you get it to show up as a vid?) Edited August 31, 2014 by Buffalo Barbarian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Another Alan Branch thread? Funny. You got there first. Clancy's Bar sounds more Irish, but that was the hurling I was thinking of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungmack Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 A friend, now older but once a leading player, has a bumper sticker that reads, "Give Blood/Play Hurling." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis in NC Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 A friend, now older but once a leading player, has a bumper sticker that reads, "Give Blood/Play Hurling." Kind of like that other bumper sticker: "It Takes Leather Balls To Play Rugby" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLbills Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 I figured a C.J Spiller thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Is this about drinking far too much and getting sick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Watched the Penn st game and they showed hurling during the half time show and it looked awesome. Kinda like Lacrosse but the stick are like paddles. Also can throw, kick, carry the ball and apparently mug the guy to get the slitter (ball). A lot better than soccer. Interesting. Jerry Sandusky used to mug the sitter to get to the kid. Anyway, probably better than watching Penn St. football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mezzofondo Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Hurling is one of the Gaelic games indigenous to Ireland. It has the same scoring system as Gaelic football. Both sports are played in New York City (http://www.gaanewyork.com/), Boston (http://www.bostongaa.com/), and other major metropolitan areas with large Irish populations. But the skill here is akin to people overseas playing our version of football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Looks pretty cool. Being of Irish decent, makes me proud. Crazy Irishmen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 Interesting. Jerry Sandusky used to mug the sitter to get to the kid. Anyway, probably better than watching Penn St. football. Whats wrong with penn st? Don't you know their QB will be our QB. Looks pretty cool. Being of Irish decent, makes me proud. Crazy Irishmen! agreed A friend, now older but once a leading player, has a bumper sticker that reads, "Give Blood/Play Hurling." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Having grown up in South Buffalo, I've seen my share of Irish Hurling, but it was usually in the vicinity of Tavern's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 and here I thought this was about barfing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 and here I thought this was about barfing.... Well thank God its not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Interesting. Jerry Sandusky used to mug the sitter to get to the kid. Anyway, probably better than watching Penn St. football. Jerry Sandusky getting to the kid jokes are funny now? Really? How about deleting it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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