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Hockey Ireland
Hockey has been played in Ireland in various forms for hundreds of years, and possibly had the same origins as Hurling. Until recently there were Men’s and Women’s Leagues in each of the four Provinces and the South East with an All-Ireland Playoff at the end of the season. There has been an Irish League since 2015 with Promotion/Relegation to the Provincial Leagues.
Below you will find links to the Results and Tables of various competitions in Ireland
Hockey Ireland
Irish Hockey League
Picture Credit: Martin Good / Shutterstock (2015) DUBLIN, IRELAND – APRIL 18, 2015: Unidentified athletes playing in the Womens Irish Junior Cup 2015 semi final held between Pembroke Wanderers and Queens University. Pembroke won by 2 goals to nil. [Accessed 4 May 2021]
EY Hockey League
Women’s Irish Hockey League Roll of Honour 2009-Present
EY Hockey League Women (Final Standings):
Hockey Ireland EY Hockey League Women 2015-2018
EY Hockey League Women (Results):
EY Hockey League Men (Final Standings)
Hockey Ireland EY Hockey League Men 2015-2018
EY Hockey League Men (Results):
EY Hockey League 2 Women (Results):
EY Hockey League 2 Men (Results):
Irish Hockey Association 2000-2015
IHU All-Ireland Championship; IHU Irish Senior Cup
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Irish Hockey League
Irish Hockey League Women (Final Tables)
Irish Hockey League Women 2009-2015
Irish Hockey League Mens (Final Tables)
Irish Hockey League Men’s 2009-2015
Irish Senior Cup
Irish Senior Cup Women’s (Results):
Irish Senior Cup Men (Results):
Interprovincials
Irish Hockey Association Interprovincials (Results and Scorers)
2011-12: Champions Ulster (4 Pts)
Irish Hockey Union 1893-2000
IHU All-Ireland Championship; IHU Irish Senior Cup
Picture Credit: Maxisport / Shutterstock (2012) BARCELONA – JAN 7: David Watkins(L) of Monkstown HC vies with Alex Casasayas(R) of RC Polo during a King’s Trophy match at the RC de Polo pitch on January 7, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain [Accessed 4 May 2021]
Irish Hockey Union All-Ireland Championships
IHU AIC (Seasons):
FIH International Hockey
Below you will find links to the Results and Tables of various International Field Hockey competitions featuring Irish teams and Players.
Federation of International Hockey – Women
Picture Credit: August 24 2011. During the currently running European Championships in Mens and Womens Hockey. In this photo England s women met Ireland s. Although Ireland went into the lead at half time England came back to defeat Ireland 3:1. The competition is currently running until August 28 in the Warsteiner Hockey Park which is in Moenchengladbach, near Düsseldorf Germany. This is the last possibility for some countries to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. / Photo 20851460 / Ireland © Davesfreelancephotos | Dreamstime.com
FIH Test Matches (Seasons):
FIH International Friendly Series v Spain Women (Years):
Ireland International Teams Overviews & [Season Rosters & Match Reports]
Ireland Women’s International Team Friendly Series
Home Countries Championship Women (Editions):
Home Countries U21 Championship Women (Editions):
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Federation of International Hockey – Men
Picture Credit: Maxisport / Shutterstock (2012) BARCELONA – JAN 7: David Watkins(L) of Monkstown HC vies with Alex Casasayas(R) of RC Polo during a King’s Trophy match at the RC de Polo pitch on January 7, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain [Accessed 4 May 2021]
FIH World Cup:
Irish Universities and Colleges Hockey Association
Schools and Colleges Hockey
Below you will find links to the Results and Tables of various competitions in Irish Schools and Colleges Field Hockey
Colleges & University Hockey
CUSAI Intervarsities (Mauritius Cup Men)
Photo by Patrick Case on Pexels.com
Chilean Cup (Ladies)
IUCHA Chilean Cup (Ladies)
Irish Universities and Colleges Hockey Association
IUCHA Chilean Cup (Seasons)
Colleges & University Hockey
CUSAI Intervarsities (Mauritius Cup Men)
Photo by Patrick Case on Pexels.com
Mauritius Cup (Men)
CUSAI Intervarsities (Mauritius Cup Men)
Irish Universities and Colleges Hockey Association
IUCHA Mauritius Cup (Seasons)
Council of University Sports Administrators in Ireland
CUSAI Hockey Intervarsities Mauritius Cup Men (Seasons):
Indoor Hockey
Below you will find links to the Results and Tables of various Indoor Hockey competitions in Ireland.
Indoor Hockey
Irish Indoor Club Championships
Photo by Patrick Case on Pexels.com
Irish Hockey Union
IHU Irish Indoor Club Championships (Seasons):
Picture Credit: [2] Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com
Connacht Hockey
Connacht Hockey is one of four Provincial Hockey Associations in Ireland, based in the Counties of Galway, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon and Leitrim.
Connacht Hockey
Connacht Hockey
Shouldn’t I be wearing a helmet? by Keith Edkins is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0
Connacht Hockey
CH Division 1A (Seasons) :
Leinster Hockey
Below you will find links to the Results and Tables of various competitions in Leinster, Ireland
Leinster Hockey
Leinster Hockey
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Leinster Hockey Ladies
Leinster Hockey Ladies Division 1:
Leinster Hockey Ladies Division 1 2015-2018
Leinster Hockey Ladies Division 1 2012-2015
Leinster Hockey Ladies Division 1 (Seasons):
Leinster Hockey Men’s
Leinster Hockey | Mens Division 1:
Leinster Hockey Men’s Division 1 2015-2018
Leinster Hockey Men’s Division 1 2012-2015
Leinster Senior League Men Division 1 1990-2000
Leinster Hockey | Men’s Division 1 (Seasons):
South East League
The South East of Ireland is now part of the Leinster Hockey Association, but up until 2017 had its own provincial league and Provincial Representative team in the Inter-Provincials.
Munster Hockey
Below you will find links to the Results and Tables of various Hockey competitions in Munster:
Ulster Hockey
Ulster Hockey
Munster Hockey
Ulster Hockey
Lacrosse
Lacrosse has had three main eras of activity in Ireland: (1) c. 1870s to c. 1914 when the Irish Lacrosse Union (Men’s) was in operation. (2) Irish Ladies Lacrosse Association c. 1930 to 1970 which was mainly played in schools and (3) Ireland Lacrosse 2001 to Present which has both a Men’s and Women’s League as well as Box (Indoor) and International teams which compete in the World and European Championships. The Final Table of the Irish Lacrosse League (Men’s) 2010-11 as well as the Irish Women’s Lacrosse League and National Indoor Lacrosse League are shown below to give the reader an idea of what they will find in each article. just click on the links below in blue to be brought to the relevant articles.
There are four main versions of Lacrosse:
- Men’s Lacrosse (a 10 v 10 outdoor version of the game)
- Women’s Lacrosse (a 12 v 12 outdoor version of the game)
- Box Lacrosse (a 6 v indoor version of the game – mixed in Ireland)
- Polocrosse (Lacrosse on horseback)
Below you will find the results and standings,as well as some match reports and line-ups for all four versions of Lacrosse in Ireland, as well as results of International fixtures featuring Ireland and Irish Clubs and representative teams, and some World Lacrosse – the National Lacrosse League (The Major Indoor Lacrosse League – Canada’s National Summer Sport), and Major League Lacrosse (the Major Outdoor Lacrosse League in North America).
The sport was invented by Native North Americans, particularly in the Eastern Woodlands culture areas of Canada and North East USA, and was codified by European settlers, although the sport is still very popular among Native Americans and Canada’s First Nations, and is the only sport where Native Americans can represent their own country (Haudenosaunee is the Nativa American Women’s National Team, and Iroquois Nationals is the Men’s Native American National Team). [See the links in the articles below for references about the sport and its history].
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Ireland Lacrosse
After the Irish Lacrosse Union disappeared around the First World War, and the Irish Ladies Lacrosse Association from 1926-1970 had also disbanded, the third wave of Lacrosse in Ireland was the revival of Ireland Lacrosse in the early 21st Century, featuring Men’s Women’s and Box (Indoor Lacrosse).
Ireland Lacrosse
An overhead view of a mens lacrosse playing field with white markings painted on grass.
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Ireland Lacrosse
Ireland Lacrosse (Men’s) Standings:
Irish Lacrosse League 2009-2016
Ireland Lacrosse | Men’s Newtownards Cup 2010-2017
Irish Lacrosse League (Results):
2018 2016 2015 2014 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11
Men’s Newtownards Cup (Results):
Irish Lacrosse Union
The Irish Lacrosse Union was the Men’s Lacrosse Association in Ireland from the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries. The Senior shield was the first level league competition.
Like the Gaelic Athletic Association, the Irish Lacrosse Union season was divided into an opening season (Shield – League Competition), and closing season (Flags – Knockout / Elimination Competition). The Irish Lacrosse Union had two Adult levels (Senior and Junior), and a representative competition (Shaftesbury Cup) between County Down and County Antrim. It was Men’s only. (see links to each competition and season for results, more information and references).
Irish Lacrosse Union (1870-1914)
Irish Lacrosse Union
Lacrosse Air Force-Ohio State Game Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com
Shaftesbury Cup (Co. Down v Co. Antrim – Seasons): 1900
Irish Lacrosse Union 1870-1914
Irish Lacrosse Union | Championship of Ireland 1890-1897
ILU Senior Flags (1st Level – Knockout Championship – Seasons): 1900
ILU Junior Flags (2nd Level – Knockout Championship – Seasons): 1900
ILU Senior Shield (1st Level League – Seasons): 1900
ILU Junior Shield (2nd Level League- Seasons): 1900
ILU Gibb Cup (All Teams Knockout – Seasons): 1895 1894 1893
ILU Preseason Friendlies (Seasons): 1900
Women’s Lacrosse
Women’s Lacrosse was codified in Scotland, and is a 12-v-12 version of Lacrosse. There was an Irish Ladies Lacrosse Association in Ireland from the 1920s to 1970, that played in the Home Nations against England, Scotland and Wales, and also held a Schools Shield, with teams from Dublin & Belfast.It was resurrected in the early 2000s, with an International team, and the Irish women’s Lacrosse League.
Women’s Lacrosse
Vector diagram of a women’s lacrosse field.
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Ireland Lacrosse (Women’s)
Ireland Lacrosse Irish Women’s Lacrosse League 2014-2016
IL Irish Women’s Lacrosse League (Results): 2018
IL Women’s Newtownards Cup (Results): 2019-20 2018 2017
Irish Ladies Lacrosse Association (1922-1970)
Irish Ladies Lacrosse Association League (seasons): 1925
Irish Ladies Lacrosse Association School Shield (Roll of Honour):
Indoor (Box) Lacrosse
Indoor (also known as Box) Lacrosse is a 6-v-6 version of Lacrosse, played in an Indoor Arena. The National Indoor Lacrosse League matches were held in Loughlinstown, Co. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown.
Indoor (Box) Lacrosse
Ireland Lacrosse
man wearing white and red lacrosse uniform Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com
European Lacrosse Federation:
ELF European Box Lacrosse Championship (Editions): 2017
Ireland Lacrosse (Indoor) Standings:
National Indoor Lacrosse League 2011-2015
National Indoor Lacrosse League (Results):
Women’s Lacrosse (International)
Women’s Lacrosse
Woman and girl playing Lacrosse Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com
Federation of International Lacrosse
FIL Women’s World Lacrosse Cup (Editions): 2017
European Lacrosse Federation
ELF Women’s European Lacrosse Championships (Editions): 2019
Home Nations Internationals
Irish Ladies Lacrosse Association Home Internationals 1930-1970
Men’s Lacrosse (International)
Men’s Lacrosse is a 10-v-10 version of the game, originally played by Native Americans in the Eastern Woodlands cultural region of Native North America (Eastern Canada & Upstate New York, New England).
The first known team in Ireland was in Newtownards, Co. Down, and there was a Championship in Ireland from the late 19th Century to World War I, and it was then resurrected in the early 2000s, with an International team, and the Irish Lacrosse League. The Newtownards Cup is also now played, named after the town with the first club.
Men’s Lacrosse (International)
Ireland Lacrosse; Irish Lacrosse Association; European Lacrosse Federation;
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Federation of International Lacrosse
FIL Men’s World Lacrosse Championships (Editions): 2018 2006 2002
European Lacrosse Federation
ELF Men’s European Lacrosse Championships (Editions): 2004 2001
ELF Men’s U20 European Lacrosse Championships (Editions): 2019
Celtic Cup
Celtic Cup (Editions): 2013 2009 2005
International Lacrosse Union (1881-1899)
International Lacrosse Union Ireland v England 1881-1899
Irish Counties v South of England Representative Lacrosse Matches 1901
Men’s Lacrosse (International)
Men’s Lacrosse is a 10-v-10 version of the game, originally played by Native Americans in the Eastern Woodlands cultural region of Native North America (Eastern Canada & Upstate New York, New England).
The first known team in Ireland was in Newtownards, Co. Down, and there was a Championship in Ireland from the late 19th Century to World War I, and it was then resurrected in the early 2000s, with an International team, and the Irish Lacrosse League. The Newtownards Cup is also now played, named after the town with the first club.
Men’s Lacrosse (International)
Ireland Lacrosse; Irish Lacrosse Association; European Lacrosse Federation;
man wearing yellow and black sport jersey holding lacrosse stick Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com
Federation of International Lacrosse
FIL Men’s World Lacrosse Championships (Editions):
European Lacrosse Federation
ELF Men’s European Lacrosse Championships (Editions):
ELF Men’s U20 European Lacrosse Championships (Editions):
Celtic Cup
Celtic Cup (Editions):
International Lacrosse Union (1881-1899)
International Lacrosse Union Ireland v England 1881-1899
Irish Counties v South of England Representative Lacrosse Matches 1901
Women’s Lacrosse (International)
Women’s Lacrosse
Woman and girl playing Lacrosse Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com
Federation of International Lacrosse
FIL Women’s World Lacrosse Cup (Editions):
European Lacrosse Federation
ELF Women’s European Lacrosse Championships (Editions):
Home Nations Internationals
Irish Ladies Lacrosse Association Home Internationals 1930-1970
Indoor Box Lacrosse (International)
Indoor (Box) Lacrosse
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European Lacrosse Federation:
ELF European Box Lacrosse Championship (Editions):
World Lacrosse
The Victoria Shamrocks played in the Inter-City Lacrosse League (British Columbia) and in the British Columbia Junior Lacrosse League
World Lacrosse
National Lacrosse League; Pan-American Lacrosse Association
young athletes running on the field while holding a lacrosse stick Photo by Styves Exantus on Pexels.com
Pan-American Lacrosse Association Women’s World Qualifiers (Editions): 2019
National Lacrosse League (North American Major Indoor League):
Major Indoor Lacrosse League 1987-1990
National Lacrosse League Alterna Cup (Seasons):
Canadian Senior Championship (Mann Cup)
Canadian Junior Championship (Minto Cup)
Irish Men’s Lacrosse Teams
Irish Men’s Lacrosse Teams
Irish Men’s Lacrosse Teams
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Team Histories (Including Results) and [ Season Rosters & Match Reports]
Ireland Lacrosse Men’s National Team 2002-Present
Ireland Men’s Lacrosse World Championship
[ Perth 2002 ][ London Ontario 2006 ] [ Manchester England 2010 ][ Denver, Colorado 2014 ][ Israel 2018 ]
Ireland Men’s Lacrosse Celtic Cup:
Dublin Bay Prawns: [ 2011-12 ]
World Lacrosse
The Victoria Shamrocks played in the Inter-City Lacrosse League (British Columbia) and in the British Columbia Junior Lacrosse League
World Lacrosse
National Lacrosse League; Pan-American Lacrosse Association
young athletes running on the field while holding a lacrosse stick Photo by Styves Exantus on Pexels.com
Pan-American Lacrosse Association Women’s World Qualifiers (Editions): 2019
National Lacrosse League (North American Major Indoor League):
Major Indoor Lacrosse League 1987-1990
National Lacrosse League Alterna Cup (Seasons): 2019-20
Canadian Senior Championship (Mann Cup)
Canadian Junior Championship (Minto Cup)
Camanachd Association National Leagues
Camanachd Association National Leagues
Photo Credit: FORT WILLIAM, SCOTLAND – JULY 20: Men playing typical scottish team game shinty with sticks and ball on 20 July 2013 in Fort William, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Camanachd Association Senior Leagues 2021; Premier League era 2004-2019; National Premier era 2000-2003
Camanachd Association Premier League (Overviews):
Camanachd Association Shinty Premiership 2013-2019
Camanachd Association Shinty Premier Division 2008-2012
Camanachd Association Shinty Premier League 2004-2007
Camanachd Association Shinty National Premier League 2000-2003
Camanachd Association Shinty Mowi Premiership (Seasons):
Camanachd Association Shinty Mowi Premiership 2022
Camanachd Association Senior League (Seasons)
CA Premiership (Seasons):
Camanachd Association National League (Overviews):
Camanachd Association Shinty National League Division 1 2000-2003
Camanachd Association Shinty National League Division 1 2004-2007
Camanachd Association Shinty National Division 2016-2019
CA National League (Seasons):
Camanachd Association Cups
Camanachd Association Cups
Coming Attractions for Strathpeffer by Colin Smith is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0
Camanachd Association Cups
CA Camanachd Cup (Seasons):
CA Macauley Cup (Seasons):
CA Sutherland Cup (Seasons):
Other Cups (Annual Challenge Cups)
Camanachd Association North Region
Camanachd Association North Region Leagues
Newtonmore Camanachd Club sign by Walter Baxter is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0
Shinty North Region
Camanachd Association North Division 1 (Overviews):
Camanachd Association Shinty North Division 1 2000-2003
Camanachd Association Shinty North Division 1 2004-2007
Camanachd Association Shinty North Division 1 2016-2019
Camanachd Association North Division 2 (Overviews)
Camanachd Association Shinty North Division 2 2004-2007
Camanachd Association Shinty Marine Harvest North Division 2 2000-2003
CA North Division 1 (Seasons:):
CA North Division 2 (Seasons:):
Camanachd Association South Region
Camanachd Association South Region Leagues
Braeview Park by Craig Wallace is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0
Shinty South
Camanachd Association South Division 1 (Overviews):
Camanachd Association Shinty South Division 1 2000-2003
Camanachd Association Shinty South Division 1 2004-2007
Camanachd Association Shinty South Division 1 2016-2019
Camanachd Association South Division 2 (Overviews):
Camanachd Association Shinty Marine Harvest South Division 2 2000-2003
CA South Division 1 (Seasons):
CA South Division 2 (Seasons):
Shinty Teams
Shinty Teams
FORT WILLIAM, SCOTLAND – JULY 20: Men playing typical scottish team game shinty with sticks and ball on 20 July 2013 in Fort William, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Shinty Teams
Featured Image Picture Credit: INVERNESS CITY, SCOTLAND – 18 OCTOBER 2014: This is a scene from within the International Shinty-Hurling match between Scotland and Eire at Bught Park, Inverness, Scotland on 18 October, 2014. By JASPERIMAGE / shutterstock.com [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/inverness-city-scotland-18-october-2014-225347293 [Accessed 2 June 2021]
Women’s Camanachd Association
Women’s Camanachd Association
A wildcat model at Newtonmore Shinty Ground by Walter Baxter is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0
WCA
Women’s Camanachd Association National Division 1 (Overviews):
Women’s Camanachd Association Shinty National Division 1 2004-2005
Scottish Universities Shinty
Scottish Universities Shinty
Shinty field and Standing Stone by Peter Barr is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0
Scottish Universities Shinty
Shinty Universities (Overviews)
Shinty in Ireland
Shinty is Gaelic Scotland’s traditional version of Hurling. It is one of the forgotten Gaelic, Celtic or Atlantic Games like Basque Pelota and Welsh Baseball, played mostly in Gaelic parts of Scotland like the Highlands and Islands. The game is very similar to Hurling, with a curved stick used to hit a ball through a goal, except there is no point-over-the-bar and less play in the air. The game is 12-a-side as opposed to Hurling’s 15-a-side. The Shinty National League Division 1 was the Second Level of Men’s Shinty from 2004 to 2007. Incuded here is Manx Cammag. See also International Rules
Shinty Matches in Ireland
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Shinty Charity Match
Shinty Charity Match:
Manx Cammag
Manx Cammag is an uncodified versions of Shinty or Hurling played in the small Gaelic Celtic Island country of the Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin in Manx Gaelic)
Manx Cammag
Manx masts and Peel by Andy Stephenson is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0
Manx Cammag; Cornish Hurling.
Manx Cammag
Kabaddi
Kabaddi is an Indian Tag Game, popular throughout South Asia, whereby a team has to tag players on the opposing team and get back to their own base without being tagged in turn in the time it takes to hold their breath. In order to ensure the players are holding their breath they have to repeat “Kabaddi” over and over again.
Kabaddi (India – South Asia)
[P-IND-2] Photo Contributor: Snehal Jeevan Pailkar (2019) Mumbai, India – April 12, 2019 : Indias regional sport Kabaddi practiced by kids at local Mumbai ground [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/mumbai-india-april-12-2019-indias-1372101509 [Accessed 23 August 2022]
Kabaddi (Ireland)
Kabaddi Trinity Indian Society 2013
Kabaddi (Irish Teams in India)
Pro Kabaddi (India)
International Rules
International Rules, also known as Compromise Rules is a term for a number of related sports combining the rules of GAA sports with similar sports from around the World. There is International Rules Football, played between Ireland and Australia, Hurling-Shinty, played between Ireland and Scotland, Handball-Pelota, which is Ireland v Basque Country, as well as Rounders-Baseball and Rounders-Softball (Irish teams v American, Canadian and Britsh teams), Hurlacrosse (Hurling-Lacrosse – Ireland v Iroquois Nationals), and Poc Fada Golf (A Golf Course where players use a Hurl/Hurley to hit the ball into the hole)
Hurling-Shinty Internationals
Featured Image Credits: [1] INVERNESS CITY, SCOTLAND – 18 OCTOBER 2014: This is a scene from within the International Shinty-Hurling match between Scotland and Eire at Bught Park, Inverness, Scotland on 18 October, 2014. By JASPERIMAGE / shutterstock.com [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/inverness-city-scotland-18-october-2014-225347293 [Accessed and Edited by Enda Mulcahy for Eirball 31 October 2022]
Hurling-Shinty Internationals
Photo Credit: INVERNESS CITY, SCOTLAND – 18 OCTOBER 2014: This is a scene from within the International Shinty-Hurling match between Scotland and Eire at Bught Park, Inverness, Scotland on 18 October, 2014. By JASPERIMAGE / shutterstock.com [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/inverness-city-scotland-18-october-2014-225347323 [Accessed and Edited by Enda Mulcahy for Eirball 31 October 2022]
Ireland v Scotland Hurling-Shinty International Rules; Club Internationals
Ireland v Scotland Overviews:
International Rules Hurling-Shinty Ireland v Scotland 2016-2018
International Rules Hurling-Shinty Ireland v Scotland 2010-2015
Hurling-Shinty Internationals Ireland v Scotland 2000-2009
Hurling-Shinty Internationals Ireland v Scotland 1988-1999
Hurling-Shinty Internationals Ireland v Scotland 1972-1979
Hurling-Shinty International Tailteann Games Ireland v Scotland 1924-1932
Ireland v Scotland (Seasons):
Hurling-Shinty Club Internationals:
1994: Glenurquhart Tour of Co. Kilkenny
Compromise Rules Football
International Rules Football
[2] Photo Contributor: Neale Cousland (2011) MELBOURNE – SEPTEMBER 9 :James Podsiardly takes a strong mark in Geelong’s win over Hawthorn – September 9, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/melbourne-september-9-james-podsiardly-takes-84522391 [Accessed and Edited by Enda Mulcahy for Eirball 31 October 2022]
Ireland v Australia Overviews:
International Rules Football Ireland v Australia 2008-2017
International Rules Football Ireland v Australia 1998-2006
International Rules Football Ireland v Australia 1984-1990
International Rules Football Ireland v Australia 1984-2017
Irish Counties v Galahs:
International Rules Football Irish Counties v Galahs 1967-1978
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Handball-Pelota
Featured Image Credit: [1] New York, USA – May 31, 2019: Daytime image of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2 handball courts By Alexandre Tziripouloff [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/new-york-usa-may-31-2019-1496618819 [Accessed 2 June 2021]
Handball-Pelota Internationals
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Ireland v Basque Country Handball-Pelota International Rules.
Ireland v Basque Country (Years):
International Rules Handball-Pelota Ireland v Basque Country 2004-2006
Rounders-Baseball
[2] Pexels Pixabay green ball on sand [Internet] Available from: https://www.pexels.com/photo/green-ball-on-sand-257970/ [Accessed 31 October 2022]
Rounders-Softball Internationals
Picture Credit: [1] Hand holding a rounders ball. Rounders is a bat and ball game between two team that involves hitting a hard leather cased ball with a wooden bat. [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/hand-holding-rounders-ball-bat-game-277897988 [Accessed 19 February 2022]
Rounders-Baseball Club Internationals:
Rounders-Baseball International Rules 2008
Rounders-Softball Club Internationals
Rounders-Softball Club Internationals Lakelands GAA v Leinster Softball 1982
Rounders-Softball Club Internationals Skryne GAA Tour of Massachusetts 1982
Hurlacrosse Internationals
Hurlacrosse Internationals
Hurling-Lacrosse Internationals
Picture Credits: [1] Photo Contributor: WoodysPhotos Carolina blue lacrosse stick carrying a ball [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/carolina-blue-lacrosse-stick-carrying-ball-620697038 [Last Accessed 31 October 2022]
Hurlacrosse Internationals
Hurlacrosse International Ireland Lacrosse v Europe Hurling Croke Park 2019
Hurlacrosse Club Internationals
International Rules Hurlacrosse Club Internationals 2009-2018
Poc Fada Golf
Poc Fada Golf
Picture Credit: Oct 20, 2019-Jeju, South Korea-Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland action on the green during an PGA Tour The CJ Cup Nine Bridges Final Round at Nine Bridges Golf Club in Jeju, South Korea. ©warpress/123RF.COM [Internet] Available from: https://www.123rf.com/photo_133338187_oct-20-2019-jeju-south-korea-graeme-mcdowell-of-northern-ireland-action-on-the-green-during-an-pga-t.html?vti=n9h8dgc9murdqc1nzo-1-47 [Accessed 7 January 2022]
Poc Fada Golf
Tallaght Rules Basketball-Futsal
Tallaght Rules Basketball-Futsall
Picture Credit: [1] National Basketball Arena, Tallaght – Ross Mahon / Shutterstock (2021) TALLAGHT, IRELAND – MARCH 01, 2021: An aerial view of the National Basketball Arena in Tymon Park. [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/tallaght-ireland-march-01-2021-aerial-1927772876 [Accessed 4 May 2021]
‘Tallaght Rules’ Basketball-Futsal
World Football
World Football on Eirball includes Football varieties played in East Asia, South East Asia, Aboriginal Australia, Africa, Native American lands and Old Europe.
This is the Eirball – World / Irish North American and World Sports Archive landing page for Calcio Storico Fiorentino, one of the earliest forms of organised football in the world, and which bears a striking resemblance in play to Gaelic Football, as well as a shared Atlantic heritage in a pre-Roman/pre-English, pre-Catholic Rennaisance or Revival. To view results of Calcio Fiorentino just click on the links in red/blue (purple) below the introduction.
This is the GAA World (Eirball) Landing page for the All-Time Results of Calcio Fiorentino.
Header Picture Credit: [1] MONACO – CIRCA 1963: A stamp printed by MONACO shows an illustration of the Calcio Fiorentino field and starting positions from a 1688 book by Pietro di Lorenzo Bini, Florence, circa 1963 By Sergey Goryachev / www.shutterstock.com
Renaissance European Football
First codified in Renaissance Florence (Tuscany, Italy), Calcio Storico Fiorentino is still played in Florence. Resembling a more brutal version of Gaelic Football, it is the oldest codified football game in the world. Other codified versions of European Football which bear a similarity to Gaelic Football include Lelo (also known as Lelo Burti) in Georgia, on the borders of Eastern Europe and Asia.
Calcio Storico Fiorentino
This is the Eirball – World / Irish North American and World Sports Archive landing page for Calcio Storico Fiorentino, one of the earliest forms of organised football in the world, and which bears a striking resemblance in play to Gaelic Football, as well as a shared Atlantic heritage in a pre-Roman/pre-English, pre-Catholic Rennaisance or Revival. To view results of Calcio Fiorentino just click on the links in red/blue (purple) below the introduction.
This is the GAA World (Eirball) Landing page for the All-Time Results of Calcio Fiorentino.
Header Picture Credit: [1] MONACO – CIRCA 1963: A stamp printed by MONACO shows an illustration of the Calcio Fiorentino field and starting positions from a 1688 book by Pietro di Lorenzo Bini, Florence, circa 1963 By Sergey Goryachev / www.shutterstock.com
Calcio Storico Fiorentino is a Renaissance Football game first played in Florence (Fiorentina), Tuscany in the 1400s by workers on breaks from work in the city. It was the first organised football in the world, rather than the Medieval mob football which preceeded it and where there were no rules or restrictions on numbers playing. It could be seen as part of the wider Renaissance whereby Tuscany’s ancient pre-Roman, pre-Catholic past was brought back.
The earliest orgainsed Football matches anywhere in the world, as far as Eirball has discovered, although earlier reports in Ancient Europe, Greece, Rome, Italy and China mention similar games, though of what nature is hard to discern – they may just have been children’s catching games. [See articles on Medieval Football at: Medieval Celtic Sports for more information and references on this]
*The Tuscan language (Etruscan) is one which predates the Latin arrival in the Italian peninsula, and even though the letters and sounds are known there is no knowledge of the word meanings as no document translating Etruscan to Latin or Greek has ever been found. It does, however, sound similar to Basque, and therefore could be incuded in the Celtic sports section as part of the “Atlantic” or “Black Atlantic” family along with the Celtic languages, Basque and Berber (Tamashek) – half the words in the Gaelic language are of an Indo-European origin (Greek, Latin, Germanic, Slavic etc)and half of a North African Afro-Asiatic origin (Berber, Tuareg, Maltese, Hebrew, Arab etc).
[References: [4] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) CALCIO STORICO FIORENTINO [Internet] Available from: http://calciostoricofiorentino.it/?q=calcio-storico-fiorentino [Accessed 4 August 2020] and [5] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) Studies & Documentation [Internet] Available from: http://www.calciostoricofiorentino.it/?q=studi_e_documentazione [Accessed 4 August 2020]
Calcio Fiorentino (Tuscany)
FLORENCE – JUN 24: Fighting players during Calcio Fiorentino match on June, 24,2012. Calcio fiorentino (calcio storico or calcio in costume) is an historic florentine game, origins of modern football Copyright: mkistryn
Calcio Fiorentino
A Medieval Football game, first organised in Renaissance Florence, Tuscany, Italy, that was first played by workers between breaks in work, and then organised matches beginning in 1530.
The earliest orgainsed Football matches anywhere in the world, as far as Eirball has discovered, although earlier reports in Ancient Europe, Greece, Rome, Italy and China mention similar games, though of what nature is hard to discern – they may just have been children’s catching games. [See articles on Medieval Football at: Medieval Celtic Sports for more information and references on this]
Calcio Storico Fiorentino
Calcio Storico Fiorentino Finals 1952-Present
Calcio Storico Fiorentino (Seasons):
Calcio Storico Fiorentino (Seasons)
2023 Champions: Rossi
2022 Champions: Azzurri
2020 Champions: None (Cancelled due to Covid)
2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Calcio Storico Fiorentino August Festival (Seasons):
Calcio Storico Fiorentino Teams
[References: see Encyclopedia Brittanica sections on Indo-European, Celtic, and Afro-Asiatic languages: Encyclopedia Britannica | Britannica ]
Lelo Burti (Georgia)
Lelo Burti is the traditional Georgian form of Rugby, Gaelic or Medieval Football
Lelo Burti (Georgia)
[1] Lelo Burti (2016) Logo_ [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20160923010826im_/http://lelo.comyr.com/images/Logo_.jpg [Accessed 24 August 2020]
Lelo Burti (Georgia)
Lelo Burti
Lelo Burti is the traditional Georgian form of Rugby.
Georgia: Lelo Burti
SLF Samegrelo Region Championship (seasons):
Asian and Australasian Footbag
Footbag (hacky sack) is a modern version of Ancient East Asian and Australian Aboriginal Football games which are based around the concept of keepie-uppies – kicking the ball to each other in an attempt to keep it in the air as long as possible without the ball touching the ground.
Kemari (Japan)
Kemari (Japan)
Kemari is an ancient Keepie-Uppie Version of Football from Japan.
Kemari (Japanese Football)
Cuju (China)
Cuju (China)
Cuju is an ancient Keepie-Uppie Version of Football from China.
Cuju (Chinese Football)
Marn Grook (Australian Aboriginal)
Marn Grook (Australian Aboriginal)
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Marn Grook is an Australian Aboriginal Football game.
Australian Aboriginal: Marn Grook
Asian Footvolley
Sepak Takraw is a version of Volleyball or Football played with every part of the body except the arms and is Native to Malaysia and Thailand, both of whom claim to have invented it and where the game is a National Sport. It is popular throughout South East and East Asia. Other versions of the sport are played in Myanmar and elsewhere.
Sepak Takraw
Sepak Takraw is a version of Volleyball played with every part of the body except the arms and is Native to Malaysia and Thailand, both of whom claim to have invented it and where the game is a National Sport. It is popular throughout South East and East Asia.
Sepak Takraw (Malaysia, Thailand – South East Asia)
MALAYSIA, KUALA LUMPUR, 10 SEPTEMBER 2017 – Sepak Takraw Athletes perform during 29th Sea Games Kuala Lumpur 2017 Picture Credit: Mohd Nasirruddin Yazid
Sepak Takraw (Ireland)
UCD Sepak Takraw Club 2014-Present
Sepak Takraw League (Malaysia)
Sepak Takraw League (Malaysia) 2015-2016
Sepak Takraw Games (East Indonesia)
Chandimu (Tanzania)
Chandimu (Tanzania)
men playing soccer at the street Photo by Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz on Pexels.com
Chandimu is an African Street Football sport.
Tanzania: Chandimu
Ulama – Pok ta Pok (Mesoamerica)
Ulama (as known to the Mexica (Aztecs) or Pok-ta-Pok (as known to the Maya) is a Native Mexican and Central American Sports using a rubber ball and the hips. It is played in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras.
Ulama is the ancient sport of the Native Aztec (Mexica) and Maya of Central America (Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras). It is played with the hips, with two teams trying to propel the ball past the opposing team and has been played since 1400 BC. It is known as “Pok Ta Pok” to the Maya and “Ulama” to the Mexica.
The Juego de Pelota Mesoamerican Ulamaztli Championship is an Annual Regional Competition in Teotihuacan, Mexico City, the seat of the ancient religious / ritual centre, and where the most impressive ancient Ball Court is to be seen.
The Ulama Mesoamerican Ball Game Tournament is the Annual World Cup basically, bringing together teams from Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras.
Mesoamerican Ulama Pok-ta-Pok
Ulama (Pok-ta-Pok)
Mayan Ball court found in Uxmal This ball court is part of the Mayan culture found all over Yucatan’s archeological sites. Uxmal is in Yucatan an it used to be a huge populated city.
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By Leon Rafael
Ulama Mesoamerican Ball Game Tournament (Ulama World Cup)
Ulama Pok-ta-Pok Mesoamerican Ball Game Tournament 2017-Present
Juego de Pelota Mesoamerican Ulamaztli Championship (Teotihuacan, Mexico)
Juego de Pelota Championship (seasons):
Ancient Mesoamerican Ball Game
Choctaw Stickball
Stickball is a Native American Sport similar to Lacrosse.
Choctaw Stickball
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Native American Sports include Stickball, a Choctaw game in Oklahoma.
Choctaw Stickball:
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar Playing Stickball Choctaw Nation 2018
World Racquet Sports
Racquet Sports originated in East, South and South East Asia where the ancestors of Badminton are to be found. There are variations on Racquet Sports unique to Europe (Italian Tamburello, French Tambourine) and the Rest of the World.
Tamburello (Italy)
Palla Tamburello is an Italian Team Racquet Sports (5-a-side) that utilizes a Tambourine to hit the ball rather than a racquet
Tamburello (Italy)
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Federazione Italiana Palla Tamburello
Federazione Italiana Palla Tamburello Men’s Serie A Super Cup Roll of Honour 2007-Present
Federazione Italiana Palla Tamburello Women’s Serie A Super Cup Roll of Honour 2005-Present
FIPT Open Serie A (Seasons): 2019
Hatesuki (Japan)
Hanetsuki is a traditional Japanese form of Badminton.
Japanese Hanetsuki
Photo by YandL on www.shutterstock.com [6] Shutterstock (2021) Hagoita [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/good-luck-charm-japanese-hagoita-1195451194 [Accessed 20 December 2021]
Hanetsuki (Japanese Badminton)
Road Tennis (Barbados)
Road Tennis (Barbados)
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Professional Road Tennis Association