25-06-2011 from 15:00 until 18:00-GMT
Antrim will play Carlow in Gaa Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship 2011 Phase 1 match on Saturday June 25th, 2011 at 4:00pm in Casement Park.
Antrim will play Carlow in Gaa Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship 2011 Phase 1 match on Saturday June 25th, 2011 at 4:00pm in Casement Park.
GAA Hurling :: Hurling is a game similar to hockey, in that it is played with a small ball and a curved wooden stick. It is Europe's oldest field game. When the Celts came to Ireland as the last ice age was receding, they brought with them a unique culture, their own language, music, script and unique pastimes. One of these pastimes was a game now called hurling. It features in Irish folklore to illustrate the deeds of heroic mystical figures and it is chronicled as a distinct Irish pastime for at least 2,000 years.
The stick, or "hurley" (called camán in Irish) is curved outwards at the end, to provide the striking surface. The ball or "sliothar" is similar in size to a hockey ball but has raised ridges.
The stick, or "hurley" (called camán in Irish) is curved outwards at the end, to provide the striking surface. The ball or "sliothar" is similar in size to a hockey ball but has raised ridges.
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