Irish Hurling - Best Fights! Toughest Sport on Earth!

[@capncanuck2064]

I'm from Canada and I'm in my 50's. I remember when I was young they used to show The Hurling Championship on CBC ( Canada's BBC) once a year. My older brother and I waited all year for it. The second I started watching it I fell in love with it ! What a great game!! These were the days before computers so I can only watch it when they would show it on TV. I Love the roughness of it. It reminds me of Hockey. Way to go Ireland ! We invented the greatest Winter game (Hockey) and you invented the greatest summer game (Hurling)! This Canadian will always be a fan !! Cheers !

[@bigskiJ]

That’s your opinion on the greatest summer game

[@Daisy-ct3nh]

Ice hockey is spawned from shinty.

[@puttinfoilinyourhat.6174]

@CJ Monk actually no it wasnt .the indians didnt invent lacrosse either.

[@puttinfoilinyourhat.6174]

They used to show it once a year when they showed the gaelic games.tsn and sportsnet dont seem to do that any more.you can download a free thing called HOLA,it will let you watch things broadcast in ireland and then you can watch live hurling sundays on tg4 and rts.i watch a lot of camogie live on youtube on saturdays.they show a good bit of live hurling on youtube now .not gaa but its still fun to watch.

[@puttinfoilinyourhat.6174]

Also,every major city across canada has a gaelic sports club and most of them have hurling and camogie teams that broqdcast someof their games live on their web pages.Canada has a national camogie team !

[@tommoose4833]

Remember these lads are all amateurs. All playing for free, no pay. Just playing for the love of the sport

[@slingshot4403]

dragondaze try it dude in any other sport they are genuinely in this game for the love of it no millions needed just gratitude for what is a great game

[@dragondaze]

Sling shot, No doubt about the love for the game. It's unlike basketball where they feel they deserve a ton of money to half heartedly complete a game!

[@mrgavkel1]

dont know if id say they dont get paid ...... so much compensation for the top teams its like a wage...... not that they dont deserve it.... just wish they would stop fucking around... i recon the rugby approach could work ......

[@jayy6119]

For county**

[@fearghusmacmurchaidh2874]

So what if theyre playing for free they carry their whole county In hurling and football(Gaelic) 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@AmericanHero911]

Incredible, these guys have fast reflexes and look tough as nails. Much respect to Ireland!

[@johnkennedy7327]

@Bruce Hood Right back at you Bro

[@pikeonakayak7265]

From my experience playing its a tought sport

[@goblinerdonal792]

I've been training kickboxing for more than 10 years in a few different countries, Ireland, Holland and Poland even some amatuer fights, my brother is a lifelong hurler, He is far tougher than me

[@TomHuston43]

@@goblinerdonal792 "He is far tougher than me" source??

[@superbad3591]

Oppressed nations always have a certain toughness in their DNA, The Irish and Mexicans are two prime examples

[@mariakeeganfernandez6218]

Respect Mexico 🇲🇽 🇮🇪

[@BigMan-kp6ug]

North England as well

[@paulbrown1585]

Mexicans are the toughest boxers I've ever seen, bar none. And great workers as well, they don't goof off, they work steadily.

[@tomtd]

More serfs in the mainland than Ireland. More slaves taken from the mainland by the Barbary pirates than from Ireland. Such a myopic victim hood view of history . Millions died in the Mainland industrial revolution’s impact on the nation with England having almost half the life expectancy of Ireland in that period. We all suffered for global progress, the potato famine also starved those in the mainland, true Ireland was disproportionately hit but this was a European wide tragedy by virtue of a disease that was not understood. Communication was primitive, goods, including corn from America took an age to arrange and travel the Atlantic. The whole of Europe was scrambling for food. Enough victim hood already. I am Irish on my maternal side and from a mixed Protestant and catholic marriage no less.

[@brianoreilly3757]

And you're full of shit. An opinionated know-nothing. Just gtf.

[@ronin2999]

Music makes it unwatchable ....dosent fit action.

[@jamesfleming7524]

Mute it then u spud

[@conornorris4044]

James Fleming 🤣

[@jackieblue1267]

Agree about the music and I did mute it with the first song.

[@dzlf2504]

ronin maya ya cause they have 2 songs playing over each other.

[@InputCity]

All the scum using sticks in a fight are cowardly scum. Embarrassing.

[@beckyryan1384]

So happy and proud to live in Ireland and to have our own sport one of the best in world ❤️🇮🇪

[@barbarahallinan1151]

becky ryan.........................best in the universe.

[@beckyryan1384]

Barbara Hallinan thank you so much xx

[@rileydoggett5649]

It’s not rated here in Wales never even heard of it

[@beckyryan1384]

Riley Doggett ok good for you

[@stopusinaar]

Ryan dogget. What part of England is Wales in?Never heard of it

[@tonymurphy6227]

My Dad took me to watch my first game in Birmingham when I was about 12, he said to watch how it's played, and he'd get me a game with a youth team. In the first half hour one man had his arm broken, and one lost half of his teeth, I told him I'd give it a miss thanks. Seriously tough guys.

[@davekellett727]

Not really if you play it

[@caoimhebutler821]

Yeah normally all ya get are about 5-10 brushes maybe a mark or a cut nothing serious

[@TheRealEOC]

@@caoimhebutler821 exactly

[@hatuletoh]

As an American, one thing I loved about being in Ireland and watching hurling was how when a brawl breaks out the players don't toss their sticks away like in hockey, they go straight into the row with them in-hand. I played some pick-up games with the local lads on the common after watching them for a while, and while I think they went easy on me--which I very much appreciated--I'm pleased to say I gave a decent account of myself, and went home with all my teeth. Hurling is the perfect game for a former baseball center fielder, and American football slot receiver.

[@RByrne]

I miss it too. Used to live in Dublin and see the finals and other games at Croke Park every year. Then I moved to Canada. Here they think Hockey is the toughest sport, but they have no clue.

[@BTDboy_official]

Their sticks.

[@RByrne]

@@BTDboy_official lol

[@Alexe829]

Left a reply and It DISAPPEARED??!!!!!!!

[@supermarkmoo]

This makes me so damn proud to be born and live in Ireland this is why we are the fighting Irish

[@jilldarby1343]

Same

[@clemfandango619]

They're only fighting each other.

[@timmcgrath9472]

u would have to be a very hard man to play this sport ...wow from australia

[@Trajan2401]

Boring just playing each other beating another country now's that's the pinnacle of sports no one cares about hurling outside Ireland no one cares about Aussie rules outside Australia and no one cares about NFL outside America what do they all have in common?,no one plays or cares about them outside those countries

[@supermarkmoo]

@@Trajan2401 it's played in the US and UK practically all over the world just like rugby is and nfl there's nfl teams in ireland rugby is growing in popularity in the US so you can't say no one cares or its only played in one country when that's shite talk

[@aidanleahy4519]

Helmets were made compulsory in like 2011 I think. Also Semple Stadium, Thurles is considered the home of hurling. Other than that carry on 👍

[@daranumber1132]

Aidan Leahy no 2009

[@rb5756]

2010 😂😂

[@oisinosullivan3]

Il

[@oisinosullivan3]

Get some supermax while im there

[@ashlingmcdonagh4839]

Semple Stadium isn't the home hurling, but it is the field of legends

[@dontlikebigbubblesinmyguinness]

Is this an American made video...? Helmets are mandatory since 2010. Croker is not the home of hurling. It's just a stadium that suffered a horrible day but critical turning point in our independence which is why it is an all Gaelic sport stadium. Making a video with bloody pictures is not a good way to value this sport. Fighting and blood happens in all sport. Hurling is a rough game but not a violent one.

[@clayfada6993]

Its an all gaelic stadium because it was owned by the GAA and built and designed with gaelic sport in mind.Rule 42 was actually brought in after the ban was abolished as a compromise to get supporters of the ban to vote for its abolition. Bloody sunday would have hardened attitudes towards garrison games.but on its own its not the reason that croke park was not open to garrison sports.The ban do not specifically baninng garrison sports from being played in croker it did prevent those games being played there and it came into force long before bloody sunday

[@dontlikebigbubblesinmyguinness]

clay fada didn't know that it was well before Bloody Sunday I just thought it was a stadium like any other at the time...

[@clayfada6993]

It would have actually only have been 7 years old at the time of the massacre on bloody sunday. max

[@twoOfThemThangs]

"Best fights"

[@qwertyTRiG]

Max Lacarin The spiritual home of hurling is probably Thurles, I suppose.

[@sean900fps]

now you know why England could never tame the Irish.. just too damn tough and crazy

[@paw1ak_248]

Lol they did

[@b_conor0872]

Cheers lad

[@davidbyrnes2927]

I love hurling Irish rule

[@davidbyrnes2927]

@@paw1ak_248 I bet your English

[@Biscuits2]

David Byrnes they dint tame us. They just basically started to feel sorry for us and fucked back over to England

[@aughalough1]

Hurling is the Oldest and Fastest Field Game in the World..The game of Hurling has prehistoric origins and has been played in Ireland for at least 3,000 years in Ireland.In historical texts, the earliest reference to hurling appears to have been made about 1272 BC at the battle of Moytura, near Cong in County Mayo. The Firbolgs were rulers of Ireland and were protecting their place in a battle against the Tuatha de Danaan. While preparing for battle, the Firbolgs challenged the invaders to a hurling contest in which teams of 27-a-side took part. The Firbolgs won the contest but lost the battle. Even the legal system of the time, the Brehon Laws, took account of the existence and popularity of hurling. There are many references to the game of hurling in the centuries before the birth of Christ. There is evidence that hurling was an essential part of life for young men preparing to be warriors. This gives rise to some of the legends of early Irish history which are still being taught to schoolchildren. The most famous warrior of all was Cuchulainn who, as the boy Setanta, engaged in great deeds of hurling. The legend is based on the period of the birth of Christ and is contained in early writings, including what is known as the Book of Leinster.

[@frankstein7631]

aughalough1 Connor Mac Nessa,the King of Ulster and one of Setanta's foster fathers ,has been invited to a feast at the home of Cullen the smith.He stops to watch boys playing a game of hurling .He is impressed by how Setanta plays and invites him to the feast.Setanta had to finish the game but says he will be along later.Connor arrives at Cullen's house but forgets about Setanta.Cullen closes his gates having released his fierce guard dog outside. Presently Setanta arrives to see a huge slavering,glowering ,growling hound barring his way ,eyes red with anger ,spittle dripping from his fangs,ready to pounce.Setanta sees the dog's attack ,picks up his hurley and with a mighty belt drives his sliotar straight down the howling dog's throat. The mighty hound drops dead at Setanta's feet.Startled by the commotion the people inside emerge,to see the boy and the dead monstrous hound.Cullen is bereft and has lost the means to defend his family and his compound. Then the young Setanta steps forward and says ,"Cullen ,it is I that has killed your hound and left you defenceless.Until an equal guard dog is found ,and reared and trained,I shall be your hound, guarding you and yours". Thus it was that the boy Setanta became known as Cú Chulainn-the Hound of Cullen.

[@dukadarodear2176]

@@frankstein7631 Correct and right. And these Irish Hounds, especially the wolfhounds, were later sold into the Roman Empire as hunting and fighting dogs. When the boy who later became St. Patrick - son of a Roman officer by some accounts - escaped from slavery in Ireland he did so in a boat carrying wolfhounds to Roman Britain.

[@GodLike-q7y]

By jee, that's some reply,, you fairly know you're stuff,,

[@StColmcilles-ju1rq]

Sean mccúl played hurling and setanta

[@Fingersofjoy]

So proud this is our national sport,many a Saturday morning in the freezing cold training for my local club,,getting a belt of a sliotar is a great way to toughen up.

[@rb5756]

Ross Egan most painful thing ever

[@donnachadoyle6629]

I’d like to see a soccer player get a belt they would probably roll around crying

[@rb5756]

donnacha Doyle that’s them out for the next 9 months anyways

[@brianmacc1934]

Its not the national sport ...... handball is , funny that

[@lenraby5920]

A fantastic sport that the rest of the world are too scared to play.

[@johnkennedy7327]

@ Len that's a bit unfair as we in Ireland treasured it for centuries, but it has been embraced elsewhere as it's discovered and promoted [US , Australia, UK, Canada and parts of Europe} - Granted we are the best at tough!!

[@seankeen3579]

Australia would have you covered

[@gaxcalhoun]

YUP YUP YUP YUP CMON MEATH

[@zztuners5956]

@@seankeen3579 cap

[@puttinfoilinyourhat.6174]

More people would play if if more people heard about it but the fn gaa are too tight to let any of it be broadcast for free.they havent made a deal with any north american sports networks.even so,every manor city innCanada has a gaelic sports club and they have hurling and camogie.its taking off at universities across canada too.we still have to import hurlies etc from ireland and we cant see any games live unless we pay 10-20 bucks per game. No one in ireland streams the games on redditt or anything either so it not that no one wants to play it ,they just havent ever heard of it .the gaa is keeping it a secret irish thing .probably afraid of other countries being better at it than they are .

[@DoctorT2010]

"But no other country will play"!! "The axe-shaped bat or hurl..." - brilliant! The Kilkenny lad at 0:50 with blood streaming down his face wouldn't have been out of place at one of those famous Kilkenny tithe war battles in the 1830s where, well, everybody was killed, God bless them! And the Cork savage hammering the bejaysas out of some poor unknown soldier from Down at 3:40! I think I saw a first a few weeks ago where the referee in the All-Ireland hurling final match was out with an injury from a sliothar!

[@michaelriordan3802]

At 1 minute 59 seconds , pause, roll back and watch again. John Troy , Offally, with one of the finest pieces of skill ever.

[@king3717]

Doubtful if it was the greatest ever.bubbles goal against Galway was pure class.i would have to say John fentons goal against limerick was the greatest ever.

[@jonahgaming4774]

Tipp is the home of hurling!!

[@Jack-rn2ut]

Yeah and the home of the one in a row team

[@mac6899]

@@Jack-rn2ut who cares once the trash the Cats...again 🤣🤣🤣 🇺🇦

[@chriszoid6091]

You could agree that Thurles is probably the (spiritual) home of hurling. And that's coming from a Cork man.

[@stopusinaar]

True. But a Corkman will always prefer someone from Tipp rather than Dub.

[@king3717]

And a Munster final is not a Munster final without cork and tipp.

[@michaelheery7427]

PINTS IN HAYSES HOTEL.

[@Biscuits2]

I agree and that’s coming from a Waterford man

[@Biscuits2]

aaron nah Croker isn’t the home of hurlin no way

[@irishelk3]

At the end of the day, it’s our game, it’s a unique game, both of them, and you forget about fighting, you shake hands and move on. There’s lots of great teams and lots of passionate players. Irish people should look out for each other.

[@millardwashington6216]

Wide World of Sports showed a game in the late 60s with Jim McKay , I’m glad they put on helmets!!! WOW!

[@druvakumar5383]

This must be the most badass sport in the universe . lucky to know about the sport....Hey, Irish... You won my respect 👍👍👍

[@RobRoyBoaz]

The Scots have a version of hurling called Shinty. There are frequent matches between Ireland and Scotland, at least there used to be. Hurling vs Shinty. The Irish usually win. I must say, looking at these Hurling lads, I would not like to pick a fight with any of them.

[@andykane439]

RobRoyBoaz yeah I remember my dad going to Scotland to play agent you guys ,,,it's both out heritage mate cherish it my friend

[@RobRoyBoaz]

Cheers mate. All the best to the Irish brothers. Éire agus Albain go deo

[@danielmaton9373]

I legit just left a comment about this coz it says no other country would play it. Scotland lose ciz the equipment is hugely in irelands favour

[@RobRoyBoaz]

What do you mean, Daniel ? Please explain.

[@danielmaton9373]

RobRoyBoaz I just mean at the start of the video its says "no other country will play" and scotland do play against ireland in it. Also the hurling stick is much better at controlling the ball than shinty sticks are, therefore ireland tend to win the shinty vs. hurling matches.

[@Paraegg]

What an epic game. Hurling is badass

[@emmaduncan2991]

I remember catching a game at around 4:00 in the morning on ESPN 2 years ago, I was highly impressed.

[@a-aron2276]

Just showed this to my American half of the family and they were like holy shit its brutal. He recalled a sport of football from Australia and I had explaine that that's based on Gaelic football. However I'll give the Aussies that one, Aussie rules is brutal too.

[@dumperrjohnson781]

Awesome. I'm crying. Great job.

[@rerooar]

I've been to Croke park, Loved Hurling. Gaelic football I can pass on, but Hurling is brilliant.

[@Jinjameson17189]

The Irish are so tough I swear.

[@dyland16]

Zestie Lemons not wrong there boi

[@doylersafl8728]

Zestie Lemons is this the impression ye get of us in the video . Sure it is rough but it isnt a free for all . There are proper rules to the game

[@doylersafl8728]

Zestie Lemons at 2:42 that was a fair tackle as they met shoulder to shoulder and the green lad went for the red lad and got what he deserved

[@lukemmurphy795]

Zestie Lemons True but it's not as bad as depicted in the video most of the time.

[@lukemmurphy795]

Its Doylers True, but it was still a hard tackle that he had to take lol.

[@MW-yh9tm]

Don’t really know how the game is played but it reminds me of old time hockey! Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

[@diarmuiddonovan700]

Good man from Ireland county limerick

[@puttinfoilinyourhat.6174]

hockey evolved from hurling on a pond in nova scotia. theres a great doc called Poc na nGael/Puck of the Irish. its streaming free on TG4. if you are Canadian youll dig all the history of Canada and video clips.youll need to turn on the closed captions unless yer billingual ,half of it is in gaelic.

[@puttinfoilinyourhat.6174]

@CJ Monk maybe you should watch pok na ngael on tg4 if you want to learn the history of hurling,hockey and Canada.it will be very informative for you.

[@puttinfoilinyourhat.6174]

@CJ Monk here mate heres the link.tell me what you think after watching it.it wasnt the indians it was the irish.www.tg4.ie/en/player/home/?pid=5687568899001&series=Poc%20na%20nGael&genre=Faisneis

[@puttinfoilinyourhat.6174]

@CJ Monk youll need to turn the captions on its partly in gaelic but the rest is all english.

[@Alfredromeothatsme]

My old Irish nan from Newry used to play this game ..crazy!

[@LimerickWarrior1]

Hurling is an extremely disciplined sport with a strict rule book and a code of honor that striking an opponent with your Hurley is cowardly . It's a though sport and injuries happen alot, from my own view I've had 10 operations due to hurling injuries. Just to note a lot of the fighting here resulted in straight red cards, even pulling off the helmet is a straight red card. Most of these clips are spread over 40 years as well..

[@kamilksiazek8019]

It's interesting about helmet because our Wikipedia shows the below photo (from USA, though) pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurling#/media/Plik:Hurling_sport_-_Taking_a_swing.jpg

[@swiftcurrents3358]

I’ve never seen hurling before. I’m thoroughly impressed with it. I’ve played lacrosse my whole life. I’d love to give this a go. I’d prolly suck ass but why not. Some really good skill running with the ball balanced in the bat and all. I also thought I was nasty and mean as an attackman. Some of these hits make lacrosse seem soft, an all ash bat to get clubbed with? I love the Irish. Nuts.

[@micmcguire6803]

Lacrosse skills transfer over to hurling pretty well. I played lacrosse in high school and then found hurling when I turned 30 (hon the Denver Gaels!). It's quickly become my new favorite sport, it's so much fun to play. It definitely feels weird at first and there's a bit of a learning curve, but after a year or so of playing you start to get the basic skills down. You can't whack players with the hurl on purpose like you can with a lacrosse stick, but incidental smacks do happen and it hurts like hell. You learn pretty quickly to protect your hand when jumping up to catch a 50-50 puck out.

[@DOGGIED84]

The greatest field game in the world.

[@russe19642]

Good stuff,keep it coming love from Australia

[@Josh-Kai2626]

My little 6 year old boy plays in Waterford, Ireland for Ballygunner GAA and we are South Africans. He loves it.

[@simonpower6591]

Thurles Co Tipperary is the correct home of hurling. The GAA was invented there.

[@barrydavey6375]

Croke Park isn’t the Home of hurling. If anything, Thurles is.

[@xdjacob2120]

Yes

[@27west1]

Yes

[@joebuckley6397]

Hello tipp person ireland is

[@27west1]

He means the main stage for it I think.its definately not my county anyway lol

[@bobbydooley1640]

Crow park is naw be Quiet 🤐

[@liamdonoghue3200]

Thurles is the home of hurling

[@p.fitz11]

Yep

[@bobbyrhoan268]

By far ,the most kick ass sports vid ive seen in a long time,they dont fuck around in Ireland!!! Much Respect!

[@jamesdevane1125]

Bobby Rhoan ‘l”

[@stephenlynch1213]

A real man's sport!!!

[@scoyle1750]

Love being Irish 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@annatruong4239]

First time hearing this sport and I love it! As tough as ice hockey but on field!

[@patricksmith7899]

Who ever said Ice hockey is like hurling needs to come to ireland and see what the sport is all about it's not just a game it's like clan wars it's a matter of pride and the whole county is behind every player on the field and when they play hard work hard and train hard that's when they have the hearts of the whole country behind them something no ice skating ballerina could ever get

[@questpublishing4388]

@@patricksmith7899 exactly

[@sl_721]

Ice hockey is like ballet compared to hurling

[@johndanielharold3633]

Love the last image! The man takes a full hurling stick to the face and keeps his eye on the ball!

[@terrypeart3875]

Could have kept both on the ball if the other one hadn’t just been bashed out his head😳

[@nohabs15]

Gotta go to Ireland..... see a game

[@jilldarby1343]

Yeah we're tough come see a game

[@damienhunt4264]

A real game.

[@lsbrother]

6:31 "Oh sorry - wrong ball" !

[@jilldarby1343]

Lol

[@danieloneill6375]

Only in offaly

[@houseofpayne1041]

I live in the United States and I didn’t even know this existed. It looks awesome

[@ihonestlydontcare1158]

Barely anyone knows it exists but it’s the most popular sport in Ireland

[@InsanityRenn]

Anyone else here from the comments on KSI's Video?

[@fuhjrvr7474]

InsanityRenn yes lmao

[@supershrimp1]

hahah no way, thats awesome

[@jacobstribe9693]

Yes

[@twitch_syncbtw4364]

Yep so true

[@mattcullen6109]

Yep

[@thomasodonovan459]

Hurling is an inspirational sport

[@aaronbyrne3120]

As an Irish person this makes hurling look a lot rougher than it is we wear helmets to protects our head we do get injuries but it's not like it happens every time we play hurling

[@sarahjaynemullan358]

I love the sad music at the start. Keep the good work up!. Maith thu.

[@franchisepitstop3849]

That's just Badass!! Luv it!!

[@mikebabos4089]

God that looks like fun!!

[@mikebabos4089]

I wish that we had this in America and I was young enough to play. That shit is a man's sport boy howdy!!! Proper violence !! No Soy Boys there.

[@aoibhinnomahony7712]

Women don't play hurling they play camóige

[@themainman3570]

I was about to say the same lol

[@imeldabyrne7596]

michael o'mahony ye and there is different rules

[@melvyngiles4547]

Same thing

[@emmamaher5032]

It's the same thing tho

[@stephaniecoffey412]

michael o'mahony THANK GOD SOMEONE SAID THAT

[@dizzystj]

Bloody hell tough game lads respect from Australia

[@chrislombardi3968]

Romanticizing the blood and "violence" of the sport is a great disservice. It is rough, but serious injuries are rare. It's the greatest sport yet devised by man for so many other reasons.

[@Turrf17]

Clash of the ash runrig lyrics shows these lads play for the glory

[@vincentbradshaw9980]

BEAUTIES. Real men and off the pitch humble as pie. WARRIORS...BUSHIDO SHONINSU honourable men for sure....V

[@rachaelskitchen4696]

And women

[@ShadyManMI5]

There's some sore balls out there! Ouch😫🤕 I'd seriously be running with the guys with the good Hurls. Laois 💚💚💚💚💚

[@jamieboi188]

I play Gaa football PROUD TO BE IRISH!!!

[@eagle49]

Years ago a busload of pub regulars on Long Island took a ride to Gaelic Park in Bronx NY. We were led by our friend the late-great Kilkenny hurler Mike O' Rourke . It was like walking in Yankee Stadium with Babe Ruth, EVERYONE knew Mike. It was only then we realized how great Mike must have been in his younger years.. Tough sport, don't know if I could handle it.

[@benlarkin1596]

My uncle's friend died playing hurling rip jim miss u love u kid

[@disco1974ever]

No shit. Was anyone suprised.

[@Jafmanz]

your uncles friend and calling him kid? do you have one of those weird families where the man that buggers you is called uncle?

[@franchisepitstop3849]

RIP Jim!

[@HayesRonan]

Perhaps he was a young man when it happened and the nephew is now a grown man, perhaps older now then the guy who was killed. Hurling is a young guys game. There is a trophy named after a school kid killed playing it where I went to school.

[@jackcolvillemangan1941]

Ben Larkin what club and county was it in said to hear

[@CB-sn4xh]

Ancient Traditional Celtic sport you are viewing here, at least 4,000yrs old☘

[@ESAgri]

semple stadium is the home of hurling

[@avrilmcnally3601]

I love hurlin it brings my confidence up

[@someGuy-os3kg]

Don't think all Irish people play this, just the wild ones😉

[@clayfada6993]

No its not played in wild mountainy areas at all infact the characteristic hurling areas are lush farmland and some cities.Its a sport if you don't start as soon as you can walk ,forget about there have been notable exceptions,but generally if its not in the DNA of a particular area you won't survive you need to be proficient in over 100 distinct skills some guy

[@clayfada6993]

@@thedarquibus Not in any of the schools i went to sligo anyway.There was hurling in my town at the time,but we have no hurling at the moment infact even football is only holding on.Soccer would be stronger.Like elsewhere in rural ireland its hard to put out a team even without competition from other sports due to lack of jobs

[@kingflixmovies837]

Most Irish people, despite their protestations to the contrary are actually heavily invested in britishness, and only about a 1/4 of the country plays and follows this game. Soccer and the English premier league are more popular, which is a shame as hurling is an amazing game that the Irish should be proud of.

[@davidbyrnes2927]

Every one in Ireland has played a game of hurling

[@annalyons8956]

Cheers 😂😂😂

[@DPryce-qb1pl]

I played hurling as a girl. It's like no feeling on earth maybe like flying /// The speed, the sound when the ball connects. But by god its's dangerous. I gave up after 4 years when I got a facial injury - Ah the days before helmets. I miss it that feeling.

[@kieranwall9010]

Its great craic to play. Love the sport

[@trevoror8668]

Total war with a bat and ball and some well hard people. Respect!

[@mikebarry5222]

I live in Ireland and the chances of somebody having a bloody face like all of the, is in around 1/10

[@kalemwrightomahony3144]

Bs

[@Spook.]

Less

[@brianraymond9689]

More so 1/90000000000000000000

[@gazwilliams9488]

How often do they just start whacking each other with the sticks?

[@oranha]

Gaz Williams not often at all really. Usually people actually throw down the hurleys and start pucing the heads off eachother with their fists

[@frankscales7295]

Non stop action, NO backwards for these heros, As i irish man i can say its the most exciting sport

[@williamfroh8830]

remember watching this on the TV in the late 60 on wide world of sports. the game was fun but some guy broke his leg and he was laying on the ground for a long time . with the game continues all around him for many minutes. My Irish grandparents told me about the game .the only thing nice i ever heard them say about Ireland. Growing up hungry they hated Ireland. grandmother has the saddest story about having one shoe and switching feet. trying to stay warm . God bless the USA. brave people who gave me a better life .and fuck the English

[@franchisepitstop3849]

Yup, they hated the Irish Government and we still do, bought and paid for by the cabal!!

[@avasart6352]

I’m proud to have family who played for cork, kilkenny and tip. Both senior and minor. But I’m most proud to be the first woman in the history of my family to play. Not minor or senior actually I’m too young. But hopefully some day! These people are skilled and deserve the worlds praise!

[@rb5756]

Helmets aren’t optional they’re compulsory

[@shaneodonnell7525]

Rachel Browne Jesus your comments manage to come up in every bloody video I watch. 😂

[@rb5756]

Shane O Donnell haha I’m GAA mad so I am 😂😂

[@shaneodonnell7525]

Rachel Browne new Donegal away jerseys class

[@rb5756]

They’re one of the nicer ones anyways, as for Kerry’s I’m not too sure

[@aoibhinnomahony7712]

Used to be optional

[@leahbyrne6189]

Hurling and camogie like we Irish are class for making these sports

[@jamieboi188]

UP TIPP!

[@larkin7883]

Eh no UP THE DUBS!!!!!!!!!

[@jamieboi188]

@@larkin7883 in hurling tho

[@Harraheny]

Tipp are mad in hurling

[@blipblip88]

I'd gladly watch this over North American football anyday!

[@liamimahony2456]

We're the hardest country in the world. : Helmets are required nowadays

[@stephaniecoffey412]

Paul Mulhere, the 25-year-old Dublin hurler, was last night stated to be still critical at St Vincent's Hospital after suffering a serious head injury during last Sunday's Division One National Hurling League victory by Dublin over Laois. - The Cork Examiner, Wednesday November 6, 1985 That was copied and pasted from the Irish independent

[@Biscuits2]

Stephanie Coffey nice one right on the noggeeen

[@davebohan598]

Up the rebels

[@benhopper6811]

Catch a glimpse of hockey! No soft grass, just solid ice. Razors on the feet causing sliced throats. Pucks travel in Excess of 108 miles per hour. Body checks occur at 20 miles per hour... this is just aggresive lacrosse

[@endahartin503]

Ben Hopper ye and guess what use wear protective gear we only have a helmet and Mouth gaurd and the rest is u pray u don’t die

[@corpusent4068]

From United States. Really looks like a fun sport to play....hard ball

[@mrboil5982]

1 the game isn't that hard to play in know this because I'm irish and play. 2 it also isn't that gruesome

[@spooky8459]

It isnt hard cus youve prob been playing since ur a kid and not gruesome cus ur most likely not a county player

[@mollyxox1332]

Sam Hartigan I’m guessing you’re a sub or something

[@mrboil5982]

I'm wing back and play county under 14. I've only broken my wrist once in it and have been sent of 7 times for fighting. You are probably not a player molly xox and if you are you would play camogie or ladies football which are both non contact sports.

[@mrboil5982]

Kevin I've been playing since I was four and started training with my club when I was 5 and a half

[@mollyxox1332]

Sam Hartigan I am a player lol. I do play ladies football & camogie but I also play boys football & hurling.

[@BG-il2ym]

I would agree it's the toughest sport, and I wear my Wexford hurling top with pride that my dear Grandma got me, but I do have to point out Pelota probably has the fastest traveling ball out of any sport, and I've been to matches in the Basque region to witness this. But it's not like hurling.... that would be like comparing squash to rugby ;)

[@Dannydantimpat]

The music really takes from this great sport , don’t know why people insist on doing this to their videos . Why not just stick with music videos.

[@rehana5368]

This is basically rugby and hockey put together

[@lonewolf-rf5xx]

The irish love a fight

[@padraic3232]

Paul Mullen, are you looking for a fight or something?

[@lonewolf-rf5xx]

pat ryan what makes you think that ?

[@padraic3232]

Paul Mullen, it's a joke Paul, keep them on.....

[@lonewolf-rf5xx]

pat ryan half asleep my friend ignore me its been one of them days ...

[@Trajan2401]

Paul Mullen,come to NZ youll get plenty of challenges,LOL.

[@donnachaoconnor9425]

Its one of if not the most exiting sports in ghwe world

[@lvl4k225]

2:42 - some shoulder!

[@Biscuits2]

2:44 some point

[@giggergigger1]

He's called the rock for. Reason!

[@yurakhunt5586]

Thats why I am so proud just to be Irish!

[@Harraheny]

Your name isn't irish

[@Harraheny]

Yuvraj hunt?

[@GoatyHerps]

What's the ball made of? I'd hate to be goal keeping...

[@dyland16]

Cody S. Not sure exactly but it’s hard as in solid and it sucks being a goalie coming from experience

[@tonysutton8857]

Cork wrapped in leather also cork is the stuff at the top of wine bottles

[@alannahoneill4828]

If you're used to it it's not too bad but every time you get a wack of a sliotar it hurts more than the last

[@annmartin5347]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliotar

[@Alexe829]

"Home of hurling" ,1884 established/ launched @ Thurles, County Tipperary. This meeting set in place a system whereby every county contested for the cup and title of All Ireland champions. ( look up for further detail) Croke park is a great venue! But not the "HOME of hurling". Cheers , thanks.

[@peternicholson233]

Good bump at 06.37

[@seanfinlay3043]

The best sport around

[@Masterscumal]

American football has got nothing on hurling.

[@BUSTRCHERRI]

If American football players played it they would destroy any team they played against. Besides the fact that these two sports aren't even close in comparison.

[@jackspillane9077]

Rottie Lady well it depends hurling consists of tactics as well as getting hit with a Hurley by accident with no padding so yeah

[@joehollow2505]

FuckEbonics American football is for pussies

[@rianmcarthur6217]

Rottie Lady only thats its a shit sport

[@lvl4k225]

Just because you're right doesn't mean we can't appreciate both sports for different reasons.

[@derekgaffney7689]

Other countries to chicken to play our game were tough little nation when it comes to sports long live us Irish so proud 💚💚💚💚💚💚☘️👍👍

[@samain11]

I love it, egg and spoon race with punch-ups.

[@MrAMYJACK]

Can I use that sometime it is funny and accurate.

[@samain11]

Be my guest mate.

[@padraic3232]

samain11, why don't you give it a go?

[@samain11]

Touchy. Where's your sense of humour?

[@cosullivan311]

samain11 ..samain come a play and how long you gonna last. 5sc

[@popeye4052]

Sound track is brilliant What is it?

[@clayfada6993]

Croke park is not the home of hurling as such its more semple stadium thurles,but its still iconic though

[@conormorris2380]

wrong, croke park is the home of the gaa

[@clayfada6993]

Both are homes of the GAA,but GAA began in thurles 1884 in the billiard room hayes hotel. and semple stadium is more associated with hurling than football whereas croke park is both .

[@doylersafl8728]

Conor Morris what hes trying to say is semple stadium is the historical home of the gaa

[@conormorris2380]

It's Doylers, I know that but in reality thurles is the home if Tipperary hurling, and munster

[@benlarkin1596]

The home of hurling is the hurlers

[@padraigmuldoon561]

Hurling. A mixture of Hockley & Murder.

[@welllad3210]

Helmets are NOT optional

[@franchisepitstop3849]

Oran knows his shit!!

[@kevinmcmanus5892]

so helmets "were optional". Broderick knows his shit.

[@welllad3210]

Kevin McManus well at least I know how to play hurling MacManus doesn't know his shit

[@kevinmcmanus5892]

beanoh broderick grow up child - I could out hurl you with one hand tied behind my back, and I’m 46

[@welllad3210]

Kevin McManus shut up sure u propaly from a useless county

[@andrewdunne1735]

In most cases the lads leave down the hurls when they want to exchange eircode,mighty stuff!