A hurley (or camán) is a wooden stick used to hit a sliotar (leather ball) in the Irish sport of hurling. It measures between 45 and 100cm (18 to 40inches) long with a flattened, curved end (called the bas) which provides the striking surface. It is also used in camogie, the female equivalent sport.
Name
A hurley is also known as a hurley stick, as a camán (the Irish word), or as a hurl (an abbreviation used in Leinster and Ulster). In the sport of camogie it is often called a camogie stick.
Overview
Hurleys are made from ash wood, the base of the tree near the root is the only part used and are usually bought from local craftsmen in Ireland (for about 20–50 euro), who still use traditional production methods. However, for some time in the 1970s, hurleys made from plastic were used, mainly produced by Wavin. These proved more likely to cause injury, however, and were phased out. As of 2012, at least one manufacturer was producing synthetic hurleys approved for use by the GAA. Steel bands are used to reinforce the flattened end of the hurley though these are not permitted in camogie due to increased risk of injury. Bands have been put on hurleys since the beginning; the 8th century Brehon Laws permit only a king's son to have a bronze band, while all others must use a copper band.
the Supreme Court," according to LawrenceHurley, Senior Supreme Court Reporter for NBC... "With a 6-3 conservative majority including three Trump appointees, the court has spent the last few years buffeted by criticism from the left," Hurley wrote.
Hurley turned down the Lakers job in June and opted to stick with college basketball, a testament to his love of the game and the necessary signal that he was up for chasing a near-unthinkable third straight national title.
McAlinden hails from Newry, County Down, and Lubelczyk grew up in Worcester, immersed in Irish culture...Hartford ... Hurling, “the fastest field sport in the world,” McAlinden said, uses a stick, called a hurley, and a ball, called a sliotar.
“In that moment, I thought, 'There are people here who want this like we do.'”. This year, the Irish Cultural Festival returns to PolarPark Oct ... In hurling, players use sticks called hurleys to hit a small ball into the opposing team’s goal instead.
... of SaintMaud) as they respond to several devastating developments, starting at a country fair with the Equus-like psychosis of their five-year-old son Owen, who blinds a horse with a sharp stick.
I have witnessed it myself as a player and now as an analyst some players swapping the hurley after the throw in for the good stick, afraid it may go with those first few wild pulls. The hurleys I saw ...
These men were armed with weapons including a baseball bat, a meat cleaver, a hurley, a nail-studded stick and a chainsaw as they attacked the security men who were guarding the property. READ MORE. Lotus Eaters review ... .
For as long as the ancient sport has been around, craftspeople have been carving the hurley stick from the bottom 1.3m of the mighty ash tree, one of our few native species ... But why do we need a standardised hurley anyway?.
George told me a hurling stick can be a nose-breaker — “Busted it more times than I can count playing,” he said of is own beak — but my hurley quickly proved also to be a conversation icebreaker.
Photograph. Shelley Corcoran. Marese McDonagh. Sun Jun 23 2024 - 10.00. For years when farmer Colum Ginnelly saw a purple-flowering thistle while walking his land he would “give it a swipe with a hurley” or any stick to hand ... .
“How much?” I inquired, a hurling stick — “hurley” as the Irish call the flat-sided, fat-headed bats — cradled in my outstretched palms ... Before giving me a price for the hurley, he said he had two more sticks if I was interested in a selection.
Dan Hurley says he asked himself where he belongs when considering whether to accept an offer to coach the Los Angeles Lakers or stay at UConn. The 51-year-old Hurley decided to stick with the Huskies and try to lead them ... .
Dan Hurley says he asked himself where he belongs when considering whether to accept an offer to coach the Los Angeles Lakers or stay at UConn. The 51-year-old Hurley decided to stick with the Huskies and try to lead them ... .
Princeton Daily Clarion
14 Jun 2024
Princeton Daily Clarion
14 Jun 2024