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This Is Your Brain on Philadelphia Hurling

16. May, 2013 0 Comments

Here’s a new interactive photo designed to show you, at a glance, what the ancient Irish sport of hurling is about, as played by a home team. You might want to put your helmet on.

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Hurling, Philadelphia Gaelic Athletic Association

Na Tóraidhe Hurlers Off and Running

16. May, 2013 1 Comment

Philly’s hurling club took to the field at the city’s Northeast High School to refine their skills and get ready for a summer full of Ireland’s traditional sport.

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Hurling, Na Tóraidhe, Philadelphia Gaelic Athletic Association

Tuesday Night Lights

25. May, 2012 0 Comments

As the sun slowly sinks over Northeast Philly, a hard-working band of dedicated American athletes turn their minds and skills toward the ancient Irish sport of hurling.

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Gaelic Athletic Association, Hurling, Na Tóraidhe

An Ancient Irish Sport, American-Style

11. Aug, 2011 4 Comments

The Irish have played the game of hurling for thousands of years, and here in Philadelphia for decades. Now, with fewer Irish players, Yanks are joining the Philadelphia Shamrocks.

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Hurling, Philadelphia Gaelic Athletic Association, Philadelphia Shamrocks

No one is sure of the final score. At the end of Saturday’s game at Northeast High School, nobody much cared. But if you were looking for a way to spend a summer afternoon, you couldn’t do much better than to watch hurling with the local boys.

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Hurling, Shamrocks

A Labor Day of Love for the Region’s GAA Teams

03. Sep, 2010 0 Comments

Footballers and hurlers from local teams are in Chicago this weekend for the national GAA championships. Bonus: Photos from Sunday’s senior football championships at Cardinal Dougherty.

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Gaelic Athletic Association, Hurling, Irish Football