On the history of "horlinge" through Penal times and beyond... For Sunday Miscellany on RTÉ Radio 1, listen to Back of the Net by Lourdes Mackey above.
Hurling is a game that is lightning fast, ruthless, and riveting.
Distinctly Irish, it has a long lineage and while the legendary game played by the Fir Bolg and the Tuatha Dé Danann at the battle of Moytura might differ significantly from this afternoon's contest in Croke Park, the fundamentals remain the same: the pucking of a ball with a stick from one end of the field to the other, with the hope of scoring a goal.
From the mythology of Setanta’s killer aim, the game has hurled itself into real time...
Listen back to Sunday Miscellany's full All-Ireland Hurling special here and tune in this Sunday 30th July for a special programme celebrating the All-Ireland Senior Football Final.
