From Warrior Training to National Sport: a History of Hurling

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Offered every other spring. Unlike most modern sports, the Irish game of hurling is a very ancient game, going back, some scholars suspect over 3,000 years. This course will examine the history of the game; its place in the literature of Ireland; and role of hurling clubs in the creation of young rebels who would go out to fight for Irish freedom. This course will be of particular interest to students at UM as the UM hurling team has won four out of the past five USA national championships.