Today, hurling - the field game played by Cú Chulainn - is one of ... of a "Gaelic revival" which would lead ultimately to a violent push for independence. The strength and fitness of Ireland's ...

Two Mid Cork minor hurling championship matches were overshadowed by violent incidents ... Cork Division 1 minor hurling ...

And yet, the rise of Kilkenny hurling was neither inexorable nor without its casualties. It took time for the game to take hold, but once it did, and once it gathered strength, the effect would be ...