Results

Date	Venue	Home Team		Away Team
1988	Bught Park	Scotland	4	Ireland	6
1989	Croke Park	Ireland	4	Scotland	5
1990	Bught Park	Scotland	5	Ireland	3
1991	Pairc an Gael	Ireland	6	Scotland	6
1992	Bught Park	Scotland	3	Ireland	6
1993	Bught Park	Scotland	4	Ireland	2
1994	Athenry	Ireland	3	Scotland	3
1995	Fort William	Scotland	5	Ireland	4
1996	Clare	Ireland	0-10 (10)	Scotland	3-8 (17)
1997	Croke Park	Ireland	1-9 (12)	Scotland	3-8 (17)
1998		Scotland	0-12 (12)	Ireland	0-7 (7)
1999		Scotland	3-6 (15)	Ireland	2-1 (7)

Report

The Hurling-Shinty International Series between Ireland and Scotland, which had been discontinued in 1980, was revived in 1988. The first five encounters were fairly evenly matched, and Ireland split the series 2-2 with Scotland, with one drawn match. From then on Scotland took over, winning 6 of the next seven encounters, with one tie, despite the scoring system changing from goals only to goals (3 Points) and overs (1 point) in 1996, which should have given Ireland an advantage as the Scottish game is played mostly on the gounnd with no overs. It was said in one report in the Irish Independent in 1999, that the Irish failed to care enough. With a new millennium dawning a new approach was necessary from Ireland, it was said.

About Hurling-Shinty International Rules

Hurling-Shinty International Rules, also known as Compromise Rules, is a game featuring as its name suggests a compromise between the two codes of Gaelic Hurling: Irish Hurling (15-a-side and Points over the bar as well as goals) and Scottish Shinty (12-a-side, Goals only). currently the sport is 14-a-side with both goals and points over tha bar counting, although in the past 13-a-side has been used, as well numerous scoring systems, such as Goals-and-points, Goals-only, Goals-and-Points-with-a-double-score-for-a-Scottish-Shinty-Point (Shinty is played on the ground, giving Hurling, which is played through the air an advantage in points); and Goals-Points-And-Behinds (worth 6 points, 3 Points and 1 Point respectively as opposed to 3 points for a goal an one for a point usually).There is also a Camogie-Shinty version of the game for Women.

Venues

Venue	Location
Athenry	Co. Galway, Ireland
Bught Park	Inverness, Highlands, Scotland
Croke Park	Dublin, Ireland
Clare	Ireland
Fort William	Highlands, Scotland
Pairc an Gael	Limerick, Ireland

References

Logos

[1] Pinterest (2020) GAA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://i.pinimg.com/564x/dd/fb/a4/ddfba4a8da99008f3d9008846b0dd8a3.jpg [Accessed 6 December 2020]

[2] Camanachd Association (2017) Camanachd Association Logo [Internet] https://www.shinty.com/uploads/news-images/_w800fit/camanach-logo-wide.jpg [Accessed 9 March 2018]

Sources

[3] Anon. (1998) “The series, the results”. Kilkenny People, Friday, March 13, 1998. pg. 42.

[4] Anon. (1998) “All The Results”. Kilkenny People. Friday, March 20, 1998. pg. 17.

[5] Anon. (1999) “Irish fail to care enough”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 15, 1999. Pg, 46.

Copies of the Irish Independent & Kilkenny People are available to view online at http://www.irishnewsarchive.com which is a subscription service.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Roisin NicDhonnacha.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 6 December 2020

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