“The sport might be likened to a mash-up of
lacrosse, field hockey and baseball… In truth, hurling is a game all its own,
at the highest levels a joyous and ferocious ballet, danced on grass.”—Dan
Barry, “An Irish Sport, All Its Own,”
The New York Times, Aug. 30, 2015
There is an omission in the above identification of
the author that I’d like to remedy immediately. Based on his prior columns for The New York Times, the gentleman who
wrote the article from which this quote is derived should be referred to as The
Magnificent Dan Barry. I have been sinfully late in directing readers' attention to this particular piece. Now is my chance for repentance.
By all means, go to this hyperlink, then, to understand why the
all-Ireland Championship for this sport has come to transfix the Emerald Isle—and
the magic that Barry can summon effortlessly in depicting why.
Mike: Thank you for this. Too kind by the length of a hurling pitch. Maybe two. I enjoy your boat beating against the current, a vessel that Peter Quinn raves about. Thanks again, and onward.
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