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Entry: Hurling - Irish field sport - A4314205
Author: Woodpigeon - U30129

This entry describes one of the fastest, most skilful field games in the world. It was originally part of the 'unusual sports' entry, but it deserved an entry of itself. I've spent a bit of time re-editing it and turning it into a proper entry in its own right. I'm happy enough with it and I look forward to any comments you might have.

Woodpigeon

This is one of those sports - like Aussie rules football - that I could never quite get a handle on until someone wrote an entry about it

'sliotar' should be italicised throughout the entry, not just in the first instance, because it's not an English word.

3 points - three points

"rising it from the ground"
Is that a hurling term or did you mean 'raising' it?

"Attendances can reach over 70,000"
The word 'reach' normally indicates a specific figure which is being approached and perhaps occasionally attained, while 'over' indicates 'more than' a specific figure, so I don't think it's correct to have both in the same sentence.

I think the 'Origins' section should go much earlier in the entry.

"Cúchulainn, used a hurley stick"
'used a hurley' or 'used a hurling stick'?

Thanks a lot Ooj! Spot on. Great comments.

I have made the changes you suggested.

W

Should rugby be Rugby?

On a similar note Camogie seems to be inconsistently capitalised within sentences.

Should offenses be offences? My UK-English spell-checker leads me astray more often than not...it also seems to prefer mid-field to midfield, but perhaps both forms are correct?

Interesting description...

I just checked the spelling on the BBC website - "rugby" is fine, and "camogie" is fine too. I have changed the capitalisation.

You are right: it's an 'offence' if you break the rules. If you are on the opposing team however, you play with the 'offense'. I was using the wrong spelling.

W

You've got a error in the field hockey link, its linking to A214589 (Electronic Fuel Injection, Air/Fuel Mixtures and Catalytic Convertors) when I think it should be linking to A253955 (Field Hockey)

Thanks CB, well spotted. That mistake must have been in the original version. It's now updated with a couple more links.

Great Job and about time somebody wrote it. Just some niggling little pieces from a Corkman still on a High from the Clare game.

In the equipment section maybe you should mention the Ash guard or Hand guard.

Also in the starting throw in I thi9nk there is four players, two from each team, in the circle, I could be wrong though.

Dont forget the 'Great' holiday the inter-county players get from the GAA. I think the Cork team went to Southern France last year. I think the Kerry hurlers went to Dingle.

The GAA also have Irish Handball under their protective wing. D.J. Carey won a few handball all-Irelands.

In the foot note about helmets you should clear up the word 'adult' in it as all under 21's have to wear helmets and alot of them are adults as well. Maybe use the word 'Senior' instead?

Other than that... perfect!

Thanks a lot Captain!

What's an ash-guard and a hand-guard again?

I must check - I thought there were just two players in the throw in, but you might well be right - two more behind them just in case?

I don't really want to talk too much about the GAA - that's an entry in it's own right, and my opinion of them would start to get in the way!

Where's Dingle? (I thought they were trying to change it's name)

I'll put in a bit about the holiday and the adult-senior bit. Hmm. Have to think about how that might be worded.

I just metioned Handball because in the Organisation para you say that the GAA manages Fotball aswell.

An ash guard is the same as a hand gaurd. Just a kind of glove you were on your striking hand so that someone else dosen't break your knuckles.

Update made - I'm still trying to find out whether under-21's must wear a helmet...

Anything else?

No, it looks top class.

*Sits back and waits for scout*

It looks great to me!

You could put in a link to my entry on the Ash tree at A616259. I mentioned in it that ash is used to make hurleys.


Azara

Heya, being kicked off the comp so will have to have a full read of it tomorrow. Footnotes two and three (about the helmet) need to start with capitals and end with fullstops. Also I quickly scanned through the latter part of the article and I wondered if writing a quick description of why the All-Ireland Hurling cup is named after Liam McCarthy? (if I remmeber rightly) Just a sentence to say why its his - I'm guessing that unlike the football world cup it isn't renamed when a new cup is designed?

Thanks for your comments!

I have added the link and modified the footnotes.

Liam McCarthy, a Londoner, donated the original cup to the GAA, and his name has been associated with it ever since. I have added this to the footnote.

W

Thanks for your comments .

I have added the link and changed the footnotes.

Liam McCarthy, a Londoner, donated the original cup to the GAA. His name has been associated with the cup ever since.

W

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