Clare vs Cork all Ireland hurling final.
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cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Congratulations to Clare, I hope she's happy. 
petee
no gods, no malarkey
Aladdin
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It was unreal...
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
It's funny watching football and the magic sponge, then watching a game of hurling.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Mayo never seem to do too well
Aladdin
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Yep.
"Referee Johnny Murphy suffered a nasty head injury during the final of the All-Ireland hurling championship. The game was stopped very briefly, but after a quick patch-up, Murphy was back on the field and oversaw the rest of the game."
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Imagine that happening in football. He'd still be rolling around the floor, clutching his knee.Yep.
"Referee Johnny Murphy suffered a nasty head injury during the final of the All-Ireland hurling championship. The game was stopped very briefly, but after a quick patch-up, Murphy was back on the field and oversaw the rest of the game."
Aladdin
Well-Known Member
They're not great at hurling.
And as for the football..there's...the curse...
"Mayo have not won an All-Ireland football final since 1951. Legend has it that a priest became furious when the Mayo team bus returning home from the 1951 final passed by a funeral without showing respect as they celebrated their All-Ireland win. The priest supposedly put a curse on Mayo, that they would not win another title until all of the team had died. All remaining members of the team had died by 2023. Paddy Prendergast was the final surviving member and played at full-back, died at the age of 95 on 26 September 2021. MICK Loftus was a sub and did not play on the day, died at the age of 93 on 22 April 2023."
They've reached a good few finals.. just not won.
Maybe next year.
Aladdin
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I remember going to A&E when I was 5, after I ran into a wall...and there was a lad with his head split open right smack in the middle...after a whack from a hurley.Imagine that happening in football. He'd still be rolling around the floor, clutching his knee.
They didn't even wear helmets then.
Hurleys are weapons!!!
Shippou-Sensei
4:1:2.5
The last final I remember being in Ireland for was Tipperary vs Kilkenny. (My dad's side is from Tipperary)
I went on wiki to find out when that was only to find out that seems to be most years.
I went on wiki to find out when that was only to find out that seems to be most years.
JimW
支那暗杀团
Interesting read about another ancient stick and ball game: Physicality and endurance win the World Series of perhaps the oldest game in North America
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
The game popped up in the recent Marvel series, "Echo". Did make me think of the hurling!
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
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Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
I watched this on Sunday. Proper game, that.
Have only seen bits here and there previously.
First time on BBC England (as opposed to BBC Ireland) was it?
MrsA - what's this?
Hurling
MrsA - why is the ref bleeding?
IT'S HURLING!
Have only seen bits here and there previously.
First time on BBC England (as opposed to BBC Ireland) was it?
MrsA - what's this?
Hurling
MrsA - why is the ref bleeding?
IT'S HURLING!
