Prince Charles gave a sliotar a bash following a demonstration by former Kilkenny All-Star Henry Shefflin
Take a look back at some of the well-known faces who have been presented with a hurley, or have given the sport a bash, during their visits to Ireland.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip were presented with a hurley in Croke Park during their State visit in May 2011Boxer Mohammad Ali gave hurling a go when he was in Dublin in 1972 to fight Al 'Blue' Lewis at Croke Park
Former US president Barack Obama posed with a hurley during his visit to Ireland in May 2011Chinese President Xi Jinping tried his hand at the ancient sport during a visit to Croke Park in 2012. He was China's vice president at the timeBut none of them could match the skill or the guile of former taoiseach Jack Lynch - a winner of five all-Ireland Hurling Championship medals
