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Such myths point to a hurling history some 2,000 years old and the sport's prominent place
in Irish tradition.While the games boast ancient roots, their modern history is inseparably linked with
the revival of Irish culture and nationalism that occurred in the late 19th century.In 1884,
with Ireland under the rule of the British Crown, a group of Irish nationalists met
to establish an organization for Irish athletes, the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The initial plan
was to resurrect the ancient Tailteann Games and establish an independent Irish organisation for promoting
athletics, but hurling and gaelic football eventually predominated.It is still the governing body of hurling
and Gaelic football (as well as of ladies football and carmogie, a hurling-like sport for
women). The biggest stadium in Ireland - for any sport - is Croke Park, and
that's where the highest-profile events take place.Gaelic football became popular in Ireland, as early
as the 16th century, when teams might have consisted of all the fit men of
a tn town or parish. In those earliest days, the rather unorganized game would begin between
the two towns and end when one side had managed to force the ball across
a line into the other's territory.The modern game plays like a mix of soccer and
rugby. The Gaelic Athletic Association was a cultural thing and it was created as a
direct response to the way in which Irish culture was being eliminated. The game was
touched directly (was itself influenced) by the conflict.On 21 November 1920 the Irish Republican Army
(IRA) assassinated 14 British agents and their informants in Dublin. The summer period is when
the annual championships in both sports take place, and each county fields a team. The
championships culminate in September and tickets are like a gold dust, but you might find
another event earlier in the summer that isn't sold out. The ball used in Gaelic
football is round, slightly smaller than a soccer ball. Protective equipment is nonexistent.Hurling is similar
to lacrosse nike tn or hockey. Along with the Gaelic League and the Irish Literary Revival, it
provided a mechanism for the creation of a sense of Irish identity.In its early years,
the Gaelic games themselves took on political significance in the troubled Ireland of the time.The
athletic association developed a strong rural network across Ireland, and many GAA members were involved
in events connected with the 1916 Easter Rising.By 1918 the organization was banned by the
British government, but the games were still played as an act of Irish defiance. GAA
has always promoted more than just sport. It can be described as one of the
fastest and most skilful field games in the world and it's not for the faint
of heart. When you are in Dublin especially over the summer months, you should make
an effort to see a game of Gaelic football or Hurling, two uniquely Irish sports
which have passionate support throughout the country. Teams of 15 players kick or hand pass
a ball around a grass pitch towards each others goals to either score a point
over the bar or goal. The action is fast and furious, and play is rough.
Bodies bang, the ball is as hard as a baseball, and the sticks are made
of solid ash.While Gaelic football is an old sport, hurling is ancient. It's played on
a large pitch with a curved wooden stick (or "hurley") and a 6.5 cm (2.5
inches) leather ball (or "sliothar"). Irish mythology is replete with tales of heroes, such as
the legendary warrior Cú Chulainn, who were expert hurlers. Later on that day British forces
(the infamous Black and Tans) opened fire on the crowd at a Gaelic football match
in Croke Park [http://www.roadtoireland.eu/Ireland-Dublin-Croke-Park.html] killing 14 spectators and one player, Michael Hogan, who was playing
for Tipperary that day. This day went down in history as "Bloody Sunday".Until recently current
or former British Army officers could not participate in Gaelic athletics.Author runs a travel website
Independent guide to Ireland [http://www.roadtoireland.eu].
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