Irish sports: Hurling / Camogie

Hurling ( Irish: lománaíocht/lomáint) is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic and Irish origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). There is a similar game for women called Camogie (camógaíocht). It shares a common Gaelic root with the sport of shinty (camanachd) which is played predominantly in Scotland. The objective of the game is for players to use a wooden stick called hurley (in Irish a camán) to hit a small ball called a sliotar.