AMERICANS WATCH HURLING FOR THE FIRST TIME

[@matthewedgeworth4509]

Thanks for the reaction lads! And you got it right you can only carry the ball for four steps before you have to 'solo' it (ie. balance on your stick). The stick is called a hurley and the ball is called a sliotar (an Irish word), it's similar size and weight to a baseball. You put it in the goals for 3 points or over the bar for 1. One of the most skillful and toughest sports out there! But it's only really played here in Ireland. Well you'll find clubs in the USA and stuff too where you get Irish emigrants, but Ireland is where it gets massive crowds (along with gaelic football it's one of the national sports here).

[@DoahandDucepodcast]

Thanks for the suggestion. We learned something new

[@factsveryfirst8140]

Stephen Dedalus and not to mention it's harder then a base ball and we don't use mits

[@glendaly3344]

You forgot to tell them that this is an amateur sport, non of the players get paid, including the ones in the national championship.

[@eoghanbuddyboy6168]

Really loooong

[@holohanagrivideos]

@Conor Cullen it is only four where did you get that from

[@buffegan69]

ONLY Irish people can like this

[@mconnairexx]

Not true! It's an amazing sport, played with passion and skill, and extremely fast and physical. Once you understand the scoring, it's amazing to watch

[@yourmother8016]

@@mconnairexx he meant like the comment

[@michaelthornton5143]

Mup the GAA #rorystories #thetwojohhnies. you will know who im on about if ur irish

[@niamhkelly2987]

@@michaelthornton5143 love the two johnnies here are some of their songs when I play for the County Sinead could have been County shift the Boom is back the junior B all star there's a few more

[@seanmcwilliams6848]

They have a league in Denver my buddies play and coach Colorado Fenians

[@irishrosa703]

Its an irish sport over 3000 years old its the fastest game on grass in the world

[@twentynepanicngstaysatthed8834]

Irish Rosa 4000*

[@twentynepanicngstaysatthed8834]

Irish Rosa 4000*

[@fionnorourke6087]

Muppp ireland

[@ethanmckeon8702]

Its aldo the fastest ball game

[@ethanmckeon8702]

Also*

[@irishauldfella]

Just to let you guys know, these are all amateur players. No one gets paid to play hurling. Shur tis only a bit of craic.

[@shaunsb0660]

Honest Johno hurling isn’t a bit of crack and their not amateurs but yes they don’t get paid

[@Rossa4444]

Predator ShaunXIX Hurling isn’t a professional sport, so if they don’t get paid to play for a living then they are classed as amateurs

[@shaunsb0660]

So your trying to say everyone should be paid in sports. it isn’t an amateur sport because their professional players for the gaa money doesn’t always matter only for bills

[@Rossa4444]

Predator ShaunXIX ok so one thing is obvious here, you don’t understand the difference between the terms professional & amateur.

[@conorh4882]

@@shaunsb0660 no he didn't say anything about every sport should be professional, and no they are not contracted to the gaa.

[@capncanuck2064]

I'm in my 50's and I'm Canadian. When I was young they used to show Hurling on the CBC (Canada's BBC). They would only show the championship game. So they only showed it once a year. The second I started watching it I fell in love with the game. My older brother and I couldn't wait for the game to be shown. I Love the roughness , it reminds me of Hockey. Hat's off to you Ireland for inventing a great game! Cheers from Canada!

[@paddykennedy3820]

Respect!

[@AlainnCorcaigh]

ice hockey is a direct result of hurling

[@glenvalley4326]

It took nearly 3000 years to make the game reasonably safe.

[@gx2music]

I’m seeing so many African American reaction videos to hurling - and they ALL love it!! There’s definitely tons of room for expansion in the USA if the GAA gets its act together. 🇺🇸🇮🇪🇺🇸🇮🇪🇺🇸🇮🇪🇺🇸🇮🇪

[@cianobrien6316]

Dragon Energy lots of African Irishmen now playing in Ireland aswell some very good players

[@tomclarkin1862]

There is a few teams from the us but they are all really bad🤷‍♀️

[@tadge6106]

The GAA tried to expand into America before but sadly did not succeed.

[@soyoucansmile8303]

It's a work in progress ... kids love playing it in USA & Canada at Summer Camps and their parents love the camaraderie with other parents there. Its a very family and community orientated sport. Everyone can play and there is even club teams in Germany, Poland, Sweden, England, America, Australia, Canada now. So yes it's a work in progress to present it as an alternative sport. The biggest thing for most players learning to play is the social inclusion. You could literally meet your future wife or husband at practice or maybe a new best friend that could help you gain confidence and employment if needed ☘🥇

[@tomjohnston1220]

Americans won't play the game without being paid.

[@TheRj703]

Hurling is an Irish sport 3000 years old, it was a sport played by warriors to warm them up for battle.

[@shanemk2319]

I’m Irish an I love hurling I’ve nearly had EVERY injury possible and I mean EVERY thing but hurling is in blood and I’ll never stop playing it

[@vickitub]

Hurling is one of the best games in the world and the passion in the players is huge.

[@atduffy1]

hurling and gaelic r ireland’s national sport and i play both it’s good craic

[@tomclarkin1862]

Class isnt it 😂

[@sparky_gar4306]

Brilliant game

[@KingEire]

Few pints after 😂😂

[@mconnairexx]

The biggest stadium in Ireland is Croke Park in Dublin, with a capacity of over 80,000. Both Hurling and Gaelic football are played there. Both are amazing sports and very physical

[@mconnairexx]

The scene of the original Bloody Sunday in November 1920

[@emmettmaher6760]

Im from there! Its really big in croke park. First time i went at 5 got lost... SO BIGG

[@tomclarkin1862]

3rd biggest in Europe as well 🤷‍♀️✅

[@jamesfinnegan9836]

It’s amateur and very territorial. You represent your county (in US would be state) and you play to be the best in the country every year. The passion behind backing your county is why they have such a huge following. Gaelic football is similar except you use hands n feet with a soccer like ball.

[@gerose1964]

Your parish, your school, your county, your college.

[@Biscuits2]

Geraldine Rose Curtin yer club yer country

[@dickdock4783]

Only in Ireland...could you put 30 men on a sports field, each with a branch of an Ash tree in their hand, for 70 minutes....and no one gets hurt...or rarely... Any other country...and you would call it a riot!!

[@orancarty3476]

No one gets hurt? Have you ever played a game of hurling hahaha

[@6-kids-uk]

Players are injured very often, quite injured. There's a women's hurling league too. I played field hockey and some hurling when I was at an all girls Catholic boarding school in Ireland. A group of teenaged girls, raging hormones, forced to live together, in a school run by Catholic nuns..... we were vicious.

[@WB-kx7jw]

You guys worked out the rules pretty quick! A goal (ball in net) is 3 points and over is 1

[@billygriffin4227]

The stick is a Hurley the ball is a sliotar and it’s an irish game it’s over three thousand tears old

[@philbradshaw7650]

At least afew million tears old 😂😂😂

[@Emily-uz7hg]

Hi ! I’m from Ireland and I find it really funny when people don’t know our ‘native’ sport - most of these clips are in croke park !

[@seanthorntonthornton]

Over 80,000 people pack into Croke Park for the All Ireland final every September. These athletes don’t get paid and have regular jobs from Monday- Friday. And players play for the counties (regions) they were born in. They’re the pride of us all in Ireland

[@carolkelleher2379]

I’m from Ireland and my brother broke his thumb and his nail fell off. Hurling is the best sport ever

[@nialllonergan7278]

Keith O'Neill yeah.... um about that

[@carolkelleher2379]

Up cork but All Ireland 2019 up tip

[@paulinemockler3736]

Hon the premier county

[@notamused3715]

Hurling, camogie and Gaelic football are our national sports. Players are all amateur and do not get payed for playing and must play for the county they were born in. The whole thing is organised by a an Ireland-wide( i.e including the 6 Counties of the North which are still under British rule) organisation called the Gaelic Athletic Association or G.A.A. for short. Kids start playing very young for their village or local area teams and school teams if they're good and as they get older, if they're really good they may get picked to play for their county, the county of their birth. There are matches going on at all levels all over the country but the big finale is the All-Ireland Final played at Croke Park above in Dublin and the whole nation, plus Irish in Britain where I was reared, will be watching it. Whichever county wins the All-Ireland has huge celebrations and the players are welcomed home like heroes. Seeing as the game originated around 3000 years ago and was part of the warriors training for battle, it's quite appropriate,lol!

[@X_INDIGO_X]

Hurlings been around for 3000 years sending love from Wexford Ireland 🙌🏻💕

[@darraghcorcoran4226]

Yoo I’m from Ireland 👍 and we play this type of sport it’s one of the fastest sports in the world 🗺 the slitor is 3oz

[@adammurray1859]

The game is played in Ireland. It is an amateur sport and the All-Ireland final is on sunday 18th august. I am from ireland and play hurling and it is a very physical tough and skillful game

[@bitchplease5936]

It's an Irish sport that's been played for over 3000 years it's the fastest game in grass in the world the sticks are called hurleys and the ball is called a sliotar the players don't get paid they play and practice in their free time and for the love of their county. Its truly an honour to get called up to play County.

[@hooligan6695]

Hurlings 3000 years old aswell no joke

[@oinzforest1651]

Hon Galway I’m from Galway and I love hurling it’s all about the passion

[@cianleahy4334]

Hon Limerick

[@mikey352]

And you’ve a soccer profile pic

[@ronankiter8388]

spurs boy HON GALWAY

[@konradoleksy918]

Won the County hurling competition yesterday Monaghan

[@coolaboola1046]

Howya lads. Hurling is one of, if not, the oldest field game in the world. Its history goes back well over 1000 years based on a form of hunting that goes back even longer. The ball...called a (pronounced) SLITTHER....is hard leather and can easily break fingers if not caught correctly. It is almost as hard as stone. The "stick" is called a hurley stick and players treat their hurley like gold. Hurling is recognised as the fastest field game in the world.

[@kevinhughes3238]

It's Apart of the Gaelic games in Ireland. The GAA consists of Gealic football, Hurling and Handball. Football and Hurling have crowds rivaling any major sport in the world get all the players are semi pro. Work during the day then train at night. The standard of athletes is still world class thats why the AFL Australian football league scout players for there teams as they are professional. Checking out AFL hits may be another good video.

[@philipandrew1626]

'Here Comes The Boom! (AFL's Biggest Hits)' kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4Gsgmqsga-Mf6M

[@qwertyTRiG]

The GAA governs Gaelic football and hurling throughout the world, and Gaelic handball and rounders in Ireland. Gaelic handball (not to be confused with Olympic handball/team handball, which is popular on the continent) is played in Ireland, Canada, and the USA. Rounders is played mostly in Britain, where it's governed by Rounders England. The GAA version has slightly different rules, and they play a match under compromise rules once a year. Baseball is descended from rounders. Camogie and Ladies Gaelic football are organized by separate organizations which work closely with the GAA.

[@maurasullivan529]

Come on monaghan!

[@jasonmahon5667]

Kevin Hughes it's not semi-pro it's amateur

[@eannabyrne1104]

My cousin plays county for mayo ladies and plays Aussie rule in Australia

[@comere-to-me]

If you’re looking for another video on hurling there’s one called “GAA’s Biggest Hits” it has hurling in it and another Irish sport (we call it football but it’d be Gaelic Football) ☺️

[@brookequinn9586]

An Irish sport very big, semi finals only yesterday sadly limerick is out, we get um next year Quickest game on the grass 💪🏻

[@caolanchristie933]

Want Tipperary to win

[@brookequinn9586]

melissa christie I would assume ur from tipp

[@matthewhansen1693]

Luimneach abu! we were sad to see the boys lose last weekend but atleast we saw them win it all last year while there for a wedding cheers from CT, USA

[@StevePlaysSteveplaysyotube]

You better watch out for galway though we be back

[@benhever3375]

I’m from wexford and I’m sad we are out

[@alalalalalal989]

People just play it for passion and not for money and they play it in Ireland and the players are as hard as nails

[@brianjoyce347]

The stick they use are called hurleys and the ball is a sliotar and it’s played in the beautiful country of Ireland

[@paulinemockler3736]

Theres a team called tipperary (where I'm from) and in the 1970s and 1980s the captain was named pat stakelum and he was my grandads brother and he died 11 days before I was born which is the 15 of April 2008

[@darraghhowlin3170]

The sport is played in Ireland it's over 3000 years old

[@paulinemockler3736]

Its 3000 thousand years of heritage so yeah

[@oisinmccarthy8717]

@@miaodwyer5684 no that is completely wrong. the GAA is what was founded in 1884 and thats just the organisation for football and hurling. the sports existed long before that there just wasnt an organisation who organised all irelands and stuff. hurling is over 3000 years old

[@annasmith5341]

Hurling is Irish and for the men and camogie is also Irish but for women no real difference in rules bar we have to wear a skort

[@darraghhowlin3170]

Over the crossbar is 1 point a goal is 3 points inter County in 35 mins a side club is 30 mins a side

[@mconnairexx]

15 players on each team

[@loushark6722]

Played in Ireland lads. 🍀 thanks for showing an interest!

[@mynamejeff6640]

What’s with the 4 leaf clover

[@michaelkeating4394]

The players do not get payed they have other jobs aswell as training and playing matches and you can only ever play for your home county

[@tomnolan5098]

the yellow and black team are kilkenny

[@mccarthy5825]

Just newly subscribed to your channel and I am watching a load of your content, starting with the Irish stuff! You guys are awesome for wanting to learn more and for checking out the comments that tell you more about it. Much respect to you lads for that. All the best from Dublin 🇮🇪 And to anyone else from America or anywhere else, I hope you enjoy our sport and learn something new about our country and culture . 👍 To you all 🍀 🍀 🍀 'Céad Míle Fáilte' (kee-yaid meela fawlt-yah) is the greeting in the Irish language, it means ' one hundred thousand welcomes' ☺

[@mills3021]

Hon Tipperary !! They were the team with Blue and gold (mostly blue)

[@gavinduffy8966]

Clare vs killkenny was played cusic Park in Ennis Co Clare

[@thomaskilbane2640]

They play it in Dublin ireland I play it and know a lot of people that broke all of there fingers they didn’t use to wear a helmet look up injuries

[@aarondonnelly2192]

I’m from Ireland and the games r play in croke park and u use a Hurley and sliotor and u have four steps with in in ur hand and then u haft to put it on ur hurl and u can only catch it twice in ur hand before u hit and if u put the sliotor in the net u get 3 points and if u out it over the bar u get one and there is a tournament called the all-ireland wich team for all around Ireland play and last team standing wins the tournament

[@defaulttrooper5971]

Its an irish sport and i play it ots very populer in ireland

[@leahbyrne6189]

Its called a hurl (the stick) ,its played in so many different places including america ,u only have 4 steps once the balls in ur hand ,and girls also olay this sport but we call it camogie, u can play for ur club which is like ur town or if ur good enough u play for u county

[@soyoucansmile8303]

It's a work in progress ... kids love playing it in USA & Canada at Summer Camps and their parents love the camaraderie with other parents there. Its a very family and community orientated sport. Everyone can play and there is even club teams in Germany, Poland, Sweden, England, America, Australia, Canada now. So yes it's a work in progress to present it as an alternative sport. The biggest thing for most players learning to play is the social inclusion. You could literally meet your future wife or husband at practice or maybe a new best friend that could help you gain confidence and employment if needed ☘🥇

[@tdunne512]

Hurling is the fastest field sport in the world and these players have to balance playing and training with a club and county(two separate teams) while working a normal job and this sport is over 2000 years old too

[@rose080891]

It was played in Ireland since ancient times to train children for battle. There is also a version for girls and women. The players don't get paid. They play for the honour of representing their county.

[@roycroftki5358]

Hurling is 3000+ years old and is our irish national sport. The stick is called a hurley. The ball is a sliotar and is rock hard, these guys are playing since the could walk in all weather and are tough as fuck.The game are usually 70 minutes long.

[@buckfastpk]

I played Hurling as a kid and was always told to keep an eye on the ball and I will get the job done. I now find that relevant in all sorts of work and situations, like when you're working at height or in dangerous situations you forget the dangers and get the job done as your concentrating on your goal or outcome, Focus and push on to the target and 99 times out of 99 time you be grand coz fear will always stop you jumping for the ball in the first place and if you don't grab it you'll never move forward!

[@emmaoconnor5082]

the stick is called a hurley and it is an irish sport and is only played in ireland,when girls play hurling it is called camogie but the same rules apply

[@ilovetodreamatno3]

Camogie too ..... Irish women take no prisoners ... lol

[@ilovetodreamatno3]

What's your point, I mean Katie Taylor hits like a girl ..... I'd say she would knock out most people

[@ayrtonvennkeane9315]

@@thedarquibus no sure they hit like a bodybuilder 😂

[@GerLeahy]

In hurling you can't play for another county (kinda like a state in the US) under almost any circumstances. You can only play for the county you are from. There's a full on investigation if there is a hint that you are an imposter! There are very few examples of players who switch counties. Which means the players and the supporters are one. Our town, our city, our players, our tribe. This is a rearity in sport at this competitive level.

[@celtickiwi29]

Just remmber non of these players dont get paid..... its the love of the sport ;-) , it is the fastest game in the world, it is over 3000+ years old, and it was invented for warfare it testes every skill knowen to man .... magine you’re sprinting down a 160-yard field. As you run, you balance a tiny ball-small as a hockey puck, hard as a baseball-on the end of your stick, as in lacrosse. Except where the lacrosse stick has a woven pocket, your stick has a flat, wooden blade, and where lacrosse requires protective gear you wear neither pads nor gloves. Now imagine that your opponents are waving these same axe-like cudgels. They are coming at you from all sides, hoping to hook you from behind or block you from the front. You race down the gigantic field while considering your options. You could pass to a teammate, either with a slap of the bare hand or with a kick. No one is open, though, so you prepare to take a shot-never mind that you’re still 100 yards out from the goal. You lean back and swing hard, like a baseball player at bat, feeling the satisfying reverb in your arms as you connect with the ball........ Now imagine you’re the goalkeeper preparing to block this shot..... lol

[@abbynoonan8931]

It’s called a Hurley (sticks) it was played in Munster

[@declanmcgee2205]

The sticks are Hurley’s , the running white the sliotar in the hurl is called soloing I’m pretty sure u can solo for as long as u want

[@elisabethbrady3522]

Hurling is from Ireland it's really fun to play

[@piercegrealy9650]

This is played in Ireland 🇮🇪🇮🇪 #irelandforlife

[@sorchawalsh191]

THE STADIUM IS CALLED CROKE PARK IN DUBLIN

[@pingzerpacks4719]

The stick is called a Hurley. The ball is called a sliotar. U can run 4 steps before tapping the sliotar off your Hurley. A goal is worth 3 points. When the hit it over the bar it is worth 1 point

[@The.Celtic]

From Ireland 🇮🇪 I’m from limerick so I support them

[@hollieomanobrien]

Just so you all know, that ball is as hard as a ROCK! The stick is called a hurl and the ball is called a sliotar, pronounced like shlittar. If you were going to say hurling in the Irish language we would say iománaíocht. General rules are that you can’t pick up the ball from the ground with your hand, only the hurl and you can’t take more than 4 steps without bouncing the ball if you want to run with it. Hurling and GAA are only played in Ireland, sometimes now In Australia because so many Irish have emigrated.

[@Bosh903]

It’s a hurl and it’s in Ireland and you can only take 4 steps until you have to put it on the hurl and you can only put the ball in your hand 3 times

[@oinzforest1651]

It’s in ireland

[@shanemolloy8250]

Stick is a hurl or hurly . 3 points under the bar 1 point for over . Warfare man

[@Biscuits2]

shane molloy big man shmall ball

[@shanemolloy8250]

@@Biscuits2 lol

[@nozzy_noznzzy865]

The stick thing is a hurl and u have 4 steps and u have to tip it solo or hit it and it us in cropark and all the county’s gaa

[@shanemicheal4800]

In Ireland

[@lukem9712]

The ball is harder than a baseball boys 🤣 Rock solid. They say you have to be insane to be a goalie in hurling hahaha!

[@cianmcguigan7654]

I've from Ireland and like most people have been playing hurling since I was 4 years old

[@cillianmeaney3203]

It’s played in Ireland it’s the national sport along with Gaelic football

[@tdunne512]

The sticks are called hurls or hurleys and its played in Ireland

[@kerrieosullivan2406]

And you can take four steps bounce four steps then hit it or solo witch u balence it on the hurl and allowing

[@meabhmcgrath5988]

This was played in Croke park Ireland

[@jackgraham1425]

it’s called a hurl you can catch the ball two times and you can run with the ball on the hurl as long as you want it’s in ireland

[@eoghanmcp1972]

It was played in Croke park

[@franceskennedy5845]

I play hurling and I play in goal the ball can come up to 87 mph at goalkeepers

[@ethanmckeon8702]

The sticks they are using are called hurls and te sport is irish

[@stuartmorrissey4399]

In Ireland the sticks are called hurls and ya u can only run 4 steps with the ball in your hand

[@thomasmccormack1183]

The paddle is called a Hurler and the ball is called a slither, spelled, "sliothar" or a Hurling ball. Next time I'm in Ireland I'm hopping to see a match live.

[@ruthmoriarty8428]

Hurling is played in ireland and the stick is called a hurl or hurley

[@celticfocus8125]

I play corner forward with my county

[@vibraniumghost7822]

Where you from

[@DoahandDucepodcast]

do you start?

[@celticfocus8125]

Doah and Duce podcast I do

[@DH-lg8lz]

I’m from Ireland

[@4shz724]

its great to see amercans loving our sport🇮🇪🇱🇷

[@callummccarthy8184]

You can hold the ball in your hand for 4 steps and then Valence it on the Hurley

[@isobelcarr5981]

This is probably the most common sport played for young and teenage kids in Ireland 🇮🇪

[@paulreilly703]

I am Irish and they play the the game in Dublin

[@cathyspillane2365]

The stick is called a Hurley and it is played in republic of Ireland

[@peterbyrne178]

played in Northern Ireland too particularly in the Glens of North Antrim

[@jamesmcdonnell6434]

Hurling is the best sport

[@jacklawton2134]

The sticks are called Hurley's and a goal is worth three points and a point is worth a point (ps a point is when the sliotar goes over the bar in between the posts) the best players always play midfield and no one gets paid for this

[@adamfurlong2293]

The sticks are called hurls and we play the sport in ireland

[@tarakenny9478]

Dia duit conas atá tú?!🇨🇮

[@lucylawless564]

the sticks are called hurls it’s played on pitch’s most popular place croke park in dublin and people all over ireland play it is the most played sport in ireland and everyone loves is so much it’s like a job for some people

[@lucylawless564]

and nobody gets paid for it

[@roycroftki5358]

hurling is a native irish sport and one of the oldest in the world. it is over three thousand years.

[@Turquoise412]

Doah and Duce, what city do you live in? There may be a local hurling team that you could check out in person.

[@DoahandDucepodcast]

Baltimore Maryland

[@Turquoise412]

Doah and Duce podcast Check out baltimoregaa.com/about-us/sports/ ‘GAA’ is Gaelic Athletic Association - Akin to NFL NBA etc.

[@DoahandDucepodcast]

@@Turquoise412 thanks we are going to go a game or practice and vlog it

[@dolmenwoodcrafts]

I play camoige(Hurling for girls) and it's pretty tough at the start

[@bronaghallison2421]

You you go to watch gaa Gaelic football from Ireland

[@STHFGDBY]

Sometimes I think Americans don't know what's going on outside their own country. It's like they are living in a bubble of sorts. Irelands Hurling is one of the oldest sports in the World and when a Hurling final or Gaelic Football final is televised it can be watched in up to 45 countries.

[@rossreviews4779]

Up the cats🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮

[@pianodec]

The guys play for honour, it is an amateur sport. These guys have a normal job and play hurling because they love the game. The stick is called a hurley. Its full of skill and the willingness to win for your county. The game has 2 half's of 35 minutes per half and 15 break at half time. It is played on a pitch longer that a football field.