A History of Hurling and Hurling Balls
Hurling has been our national game for over 3,000 years. A new exhibition in Mayo sheds light on the earliest artefacts of the game - the oldest surviving hurling balls which are a far cry from the leather covered sliotar. Liam Geraghty talked to Clodagh Doyle about the exhibition, 'Hair Hurling Balls' exhibition which is now on at the National Museum of Ireland's Country Life building in Castlebar, Co. Mayo. UCD historian, Paul Rouse talked to Myles about where the game of hurling began and how it evolved. Saturday 16 November 2013: 4pm. From Setanta to Sheflin: An Illustrated History ...
http://www.rte.ie/radio1/the-history-show/programmes/2013/1103/484067-the-history-show-sunday-3-november-2013/?clipid=1346178
