Californian Reacts to IRISH HURLING: Ireland's Obsession - Fastest Game on Grass 

Unfortunately the first video "Irish Hurling: The Fastest Game on Grass" was completely blocked due to copywrite, so I had to take that portion off, so a shorter video here we go! Irish Hurling, a sport I've never heard of before! Thanks for the suggestion to look this sport up! I would have never known! Question - Is this a well known sport throughout Europe and U.K.? Or mainly played in Ireland?

One other great thing about Hurling and Gaelic football in Ireland is all the fans mix together both outside and inside the Stadium and never any trouble 🇮🇪👍

The venue for the All Ireland hurling final is Croke Park Dublin. The ground holds 82000.It has massive significance for the Irish people. The Hogan stand is named after a Tipperary player shot when British forces opened up on the spectators at a football match 0n 21st November 1920 during Irelands fight for independence. Fourteen people died and 60-100 injured. This was known as Bloody Sunday. A commemoration video on RU-vid Bloody Sunday centenary commemoration Croke Park 1920-2020 is worth watching.

It's the oldest fastest field sport in the world. It is an amateur sport. All hurlers play with passion for their local clubs, counties, and provinces. The All ireland 🇮🇪 semi final is played in Croke Park between the four teams who have won their games within their province.. The winners play in the final. It's a wonderful exciting game to watch and little children love learning the skills of the game. It's a sport that is in our DNA...3000 years old. Love from Ireland 🇮🇪 ❤

The scoring is dynamic: 3 in net, 1 above the bar. The stick is called a "Hurley." The ball is call a "Sliotar."

I definitely appreciate your positive attitude and open mind towards hurling a game, sport and culture that is not immediately familiar to you.

The All Ireland Hurling final is like the Super-bowl for us Irish.

Your loyalty starts with your local club as a child and you have a fierce rivalry between all the clubs in your county but your club is your club for life it means everything you play for your friends relatives and neighbours for sheer pride. Then the best of the best within the county are chosen to represent their county and this is the ultimate honour to compete against all the other counties in Ireland. County level requires huge commitment to training and fitness levels any professional sports people would be proud of but hurling remains amature, pride in your Jersey and birth place.

Thank you for respecting our culture and making this video, I wish you all the best in your future my friend

You have to remember the connection between the fans and their team. Its your county, your home, your people. The bond and passion is unbelievable. An All Ireland finals days the fans loose their lives many times over during the game. Plus the result is usually not known until about the 4minute of injury time. The games are that competitive.

2,000 years old and on the UNESCO cultural heritage list.

Bit of trivia.... Hurling and Gaelic Football(the other big national sport of the GAA) were actually exhibition sports in the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, I believe some club from Chicago won both competitions.

Thanks for showing the greatest fastest ball sport in the world 🌎 🇮🇪

This looks insane!

Don't know if you were told that the sport is 100% amateur. They all work full time then give their lives to the sport. They are as fit as professionals and just as dedicated. Thousands of people turn out to watch these games. They are skillfull and tough. I once heard it described as a mixture between Hockey and murder 🤣

It's a great game, fast and tribal and lots of passion. Great idea to look for The Rules of Hurling - EXPLAINED! But note, if it's presented by a non-Irish person, they pronounce the Sliotar (ball) wrong. Some basics: Hurling is a traditional Irish sport that is the oldest and fastest field game in the world. With a long history dating back over 3000 years, the first literary reference of hurling dates the sport to 1272 BC during the battle of Moytura in County Mayo, west of Ireland. A team comprises 15 players, or "hurlers" The hurl is generally 24 to 36 inches (61 to 91 cm) in length The ball, known as a sliotar, has a cork centre and a leather cover; it is between 69 and 72 mm (2.7 and 2.8 in) in diameter, and weighs between 110 and 120 g (3.9 and 4.2 oz) The goalkeeper's hurl usually has a bas (the flattened, curved end) twice the size of other players' hurleys to provide some advantage against the fast moving sliotar A good strike with a hurl can propel the ball over 150 km/h (93 mph) in speed and 110 metres (361 ft) in distance.[7][8] A ball hit over the bar is worth one point. A ball that is hit under the bar is called a goal and is worth three points. As of 2010, all players must wear helmets. You play for your county, and you are not paid, these players have regular full time jobs. I also heard that there are teams forming around the USA and is open to everyone. Top 10 Counties, though they all play with the same passion and highly competitive Kilkenny - 107 Championship titles Cork - 84 Championship titles Tipperary - 69 Championship titles Antrim - 57 Championship titles Galway - 33 Championship titles Dublin - 30 Championship titles Limerick - 29 Championship titles Wexford - 27 Championship titles Offaly - 13 Championship titles Waterford - 11 Championship titles

Big respect to your review, reaction vid. You seem to get it, the skill required and the cultural significance . I appreciate the respect that came across in your tone. One of the better reaction videos iv seen on the subject. I hope you have been able to st see a game since, in its full glory, because this video dosent show the pace of the game. One thing that this video glossed over was the importance of the parish, this is an amateur sport the highest honor a player will get is to play for their county. They play for both at the same time. But if they could choose to win a medal for there parish club or there county most would choose the club its a community sport.

One of the 1st things that should be explained to a newcomer to hurling is the reason for soloing with the ball on the stick. A player is only allowed to run 4 steps with the ball in his hand and can't throw it up and catch it again directly. Knowing that information ties some of the other unknowns together for a better understanding. Other rules. Ball can't be picked directly off the ground with the hand. Hence the picking it up with the Hurley/stick. Pulling of Jerseys not allowed. Throwing the ball not allowed but a striking action with the hand is allowed. (That rule is not enforced consistently lately , referees are gone soft). Shoulder to shoulder tackles are meant to be the only deliberate contact allowed but slight tugs and awkward collisions are usually overlooked.

I haven't seen anyone else mention this, but the women's game is called Camogie. The basic rules are the same, except a goal scored by hand is allowed, it's not in Hurling, and the game is 10 minutes shorter.

WE as Irish kids all grew up playing this sport.. many a broken fingers but I enjoyed it ever so much!

while in N.Ireland british police wont let us walk with our Hurls in public... its viewed as a weapon aka its an Irish thing and they dont like it, the PSNI arrested a 14 year old on his way back from Hurly training, because he was carrying the Hurl... thats what Us Irish in Ulster have to put up with.

Hurling is 3,000+ years old

After Rugby, Gaelic Football & Hurling are my favority sports.

Only 3000 years old best kept secret on earth . Nobody else would play with 90.000 fans free then work next day. Up the dubs

Appreciate your reaction. If you ever come to Ireland you should try to plan your trip around the All-Ireland final. Some spectacle.

You need to watch - Last 5 Minutes Of Kilkenny v Tipperary - 2014 Hurling Final

The stick is called a hurley and its a common gift that we give to foreign dignatories.Kilkenny has been dominant for most of the 21st century though they haven't won since 2015 the year of that documentary,they have the most all irelands(superbowl type),close behind are tipperary and cork,but now the best team is limerick.The picture with dozens of hurleys was outside st, kiernans school which is a well known nursery of the sport and most of the kilkenny team have gone there. As regards the game if you don't start as soon as you can walk for get about it,they say they are 150 skills you need to master in order to play it. basically as regards the possession rules you can only run with the ball 4 steps after that hit it or balance on the hurley if you have the skill for aslong as you like and you can only handle the ball twice in the one possition.

Saw a clip of my local club in the video and I don't even play hurling haha

Strongest teams would probably be…. Tipperary, Kilkenny, Galway, Limerick, Cork. Tipperary V Kilkenny games are always good ones to watch, big rivalry between them

The best game in the world, played by the best people in the world, in the greatest country in the world..🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪

Great Video mate up Tipperary, Tiobraid Árann ABÚ

You have come across a sport that is linke to blood, soil, and religion. Btw, Lacrosse is the kiddie version of Hurling.

It like the 'egg and spoon race' but on steroids.

Yea... Its County Kilkenny in the Province of Leinster, they're dominant.

Kilkenny and Cork are the top in Irish Hurling

Watch the last five minutes of the 2014 All Ireland finale Kilkenny v Tipperary.

Watch a video on Hurling, and read about it too. Football too. Limerick is a strong team right now.

i wouldn't say it takes us years to lean all of the skills like the solo,etc more like a couple of weeks maybe a bit more at best, its fairly easy to learn and do

Donal og Cusack one of the best keepers in the game

Limerick are now the dominant county .Thanks to Kilkenny .😂

This video explains the basics of the sport - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-biFcgUB98ns.html

For me the rules are obvious but for a new person it can be seen as tribal.i played that game for years and was really hurt

Hi from Limerick. You just call it hurling.

Kilkenny the team to beat. Players don't get payed just working people that love playing for there County.

Every County has their own colours which they wear for their matches (games).

It's in Ireland and our national game

kilkeeny and tipperary are the ny yankees/boston red sox rivalry of hurling.

The oldest and best game in the world.

Killkenny has to be that team . Tipp next

Check out Shinty.

Tipperary and killkenny are the 2 dominant sides on hurling

Try carrying your hurl to school in dublin . Its called possesion of a deadly weapon 💙

The stick is called a hurley.

New its only 3000 years old

All players are amateur - no pay for play. You play because you want to represent your village/town - thats it.

yes it pretty much is lacrosse.

NOTHING like Lacrosse OR Hockey. It's uniquely Irish.

Kilkenny

💚❤️🇵🇹👍🏻

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hqR87Tf-6tg.html that’s highlights from a game from the weekend just gone, you’d get a better idea of the flow of an actual game from that. Just remember in the net is worth 3 points and over the bar between the posts is worth a point. So if the score board reads 1-03 it’s one goal and 3 points hence that team have 6 points

They are Not Professional, they have to go to work the next morning. That is what make it special. Passion.....

It's an amateur sport , these guys do it for the love of club and county and have other jobs, all Ireland medal winners are revered and long rembered. Better to hold an all Ireland medal than be the richest man in Ireland.

A rough sport I have plenty of injuries from it,

If you ever hear conor mcgregor on about croke park thats it. UFC there ?

Aye Kilkenny are the best at hurling, and it's called a hurl the stick, and yea I play gaa like not hurling but your county is life

This guy would love international rules ireland v austrailia

Who else tried to click their cursor on his screen ? 😊

New sport? its 3000 years old

Find any Irish person and ask about it

No other country has the balls to play our game.

Stick = hurley . Game = hurling Balance = soloing . No traveing .no transfers no pay . 82.000 sunday back to work monday . Pride and parish .

Have u ever heard of Irish road racing.✌☘

Hurling kilkenny are fire . Football its dublin 😄

He’s wrong about who you can play with, it’s either where your born, or where you’re living

We've been selfish about hurling!

Youd start at 7 here play in school maybe county if your good

No money play for pride

I don't know what they call the stick. Duh it's a hurley!!

GAA (Gaelic Athletic Assocation) are totally amateur, no player, coach, etc. cannot accept money to play.

the players don't get paid

Its no professional no paid sport all these boys have day jobs .its all from for the love of the game .you can only play for your home town and then your home county .no trades or transfers

Ice hockey comes from hurling

I’ve always wondered why grown men go on RU-vid to proclaim their ignorance to the world. But worse, they declare to the world how proud they are of their ignorance.

Looks like Lacrosse

No money

It's called a hurl

I thought Irish hurling is what happens after a night of heavy drinking.

I'm doing a reaction video to yanks reacting to Hurling videos, it'll be annoying

Gaelic Football and Hurling have difficult skill levels. These aren't soccer, where you just kick a ball into a net.

If you actually listened to what was being said in the Video instead of talking all over it, you would learn how old the game is, what the name of the ' stick' as you said what it's called, you just keep talking over it....😩

My County, LIMERICK are the All-Ireland Champions and have won it 4 times in the last 5 years 😎 Luimneach abú 💚🤍🇮🇪