Hurley or Hurl?

comeraghs

now down in the Deise we call them "Hurleys" but I know that in parts of Kilkenny that they are called "Hurls",

Where are you from & what are they called there?

listermint

Baile Atha Cliath - 'Hurls'

cson

No need to lengthen the word by 3 letters.

Hurl is what she's called.

Galway all the way. :cool:

Mr. Rager

i think in galway its hurls but i could be wrong

GAAman

listermint wrote: »

Baile Atha Cliath - 'Hurls'

Was just about to say the same

Although in west belfast they call them "Hurley Batons"

castie

Hurley/Baton you mean

rebel girl 15

Hurley in Cork, hurl in Laois, Wexford and KK (have a friend from Laois, always calls them hurls ) Couple of FB pages below, think hurley has more member at the moment!

Its a hurley, not a hurl

Its a hurl, not a hurley

GAAman

castie wrote: »

Hurley/Baton you mean

Nope [sic] "gaaman grab yer hurly baton and we go for a puc out"

DOC09UNAM

Does it matter?

Pjays

It's always been a hurl in KK.

DylanS09

Camán

It's a hurl in Limerick..
Hurley in Tipp(depends on what part actually). I call it a hurl anyways!

Chochese

Hurley, at least according to the GAA website. Then again, what would they know..... :rolleyes:

The stick, or "hurley" (called camán in Irish) is curved outwards at the end, to provide the striking surface.

suitcasepink

Hurl

Haha, me and Soccy must have killed each other over this many times. She just cant get it into her head its a hurley

cson

deise_girl wrote: »

Haha, me and Soccy must have killed each other over this many times. She just cant get it into her head its a hurley

Perhaps because it isn't.

It's a hurl, the other version is a surf wear clothing company from California.

Dunnie1982

Its Hurley, I personally hate the word Hurl when used to describe a Hurley. But i suppose it just depends on where you are from. I went to fas with a lad from Dublin who called them bogger sticks.

ardmacha

Camán, this thread can't be serious!

grenache

Hurl

DylanS09 wrote: »

It's a hurl in Limerick..
Hurley in Tipp(depends on what part actually). I call it a hurl anyways!

Never once heard it being called a hurl in Limerick. Its a hurley where i am.

From what i can see, its a hurley in Munster (which is where the GAA and hurling's rules were formed i should remind you) and a hurl outside of Munster.

DylanS09

Camán

grenache wrote: »

Never once heard it being called a hurl in Limerick. Its a hurley where i am.

From what i can see, its a hurley in Munster (which is where the GAA and hurling's rules were formed i should remind you) and a hurl outside of Munster.

Ah well!
Then I call it a hurl!:pac:

Browney7

It's Definitely a hurley in Limerick.

soccymonster

Camán

Browney7 wrote: »

It's Definitely a hurley in Limerick.

A hurley in Clare too.

Dunno what possesses me to call it a hurl so

Bob_Harris

Camán

Dunnie1982 wrote: »

Its Hurley, I personally hate the word Hurl when used to describe a Hurley.

It's Hurl, I personally hate the word Hurley when used to describe a Hurl.

An Citeog

Camán

I've always referred to it as a hurl and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future!

Daysha

It's blatantly called a shtick.

bluejay14

Camán

I seem to switch betweeh the two of them but mostly I would call it a hurl.

RichTea

soccymonster wrote: »

A hurley in Clare too.

Dunno what possesses me to call it a hurl so

Was a hurl out in West Clare :eek:

run_Forrest_run

Camán

hurl all the way..IMO hurley sounds like something you'd hear from a yummy mummy..way too pretentious and sounds very like 'hockey'.

soccymonster

Camán

RichTea wrote: »

Was a hurl out in West Clare :eek:

Stick with the football

Ah well like, most people around these parts call it a hurley anyways.

antoobrien

Camán

Around Galway its hurl

the only time i've ever heard of hurls being referred to as hurleys is when they are called 'hurley sticks' - usually by followers of the 'foreign sports'

looder

It's a hurley. . . and it's a band too, not a hoop!

Bob_Harris

Camán

looder wrote: »

It's a hurley. . . and it's a band too, not a hoop!

Who the hell calls the band a hoop?

entropi

antoobrien wrote: »

Around Galway its hurl

the only time i've ever heard of hurls being referred to as hurleys is when they are called 'hurley sticks' - usually by followers of the 'foreign sports'

And here in Dublin alot of us call it a Hurley too, but doesn't mean we all follow those "foreign sports".

I call it that due to my grandad calling it so, he was a South Tipp man...

Lex Luthor

Hurley in Cork...up here in Kildare I've heard most of the juvenile coaches call them hurls...It was my first experience of it and I HATE IT

teednab-el

What about this one, would you "hurl" the ball along the ground or "hurley" the ball along the ground? I think the former applies here not the later.

An Citeog

Camán

teednab-el wrote: »

What about this one, would you "hurl" the ball along the ground or "hurley" the ball along the ground? I think the former applies here not the later.

You mean "pull on it ta fúck"?:D

grenache

Hurl

teednab-el wrote: »

What about this one, would you "hurl" the ball along the ground or "hurley" the ball along the ground? I think the former applies here not the later.

You'd hurl the ball with the hurley. Hurley is the noun, hurl is an adverb.

Big Ears

Camán

Hurl-North Tipperary

kildare9

Hurl-Kildare

Pride Fighter

I call it a caman. Its the correct term;)

Patsy fyre

Hurl

Its generally called hurley in hurling playing counties and hurl in counties which ase dominated by football.

aDeener

its a weapon

Bbbbolger

Patsy fyre wrote: »

Its generally called hurley in hurling playing counties and hurl in counties which ase dominated by football.

I dissagree. Im from Wexford, a hurling dominated county. We mightnt be very good at it anymore but hurling does command the most sway and respect amongst young and old in this county. All across Wexford its known as a hurl.

Bob_Harris

Camán

Pride Fighter wrote: »

I call it a caman. Its the correct term;)

Welcome to an English speaking nation, get over it.

3hn2givr7mx1sc

Camán

In Clare I've heard both equally used, in Laois it's hurl.
But then again, most people my age(teens) in laois call a sliotar a "hurlin' ball", it's a sliotar you fcuking plank!

Ricardo G

The object of hurling is to catch the sliotar on the blade of the hurley, carry it, and then hurl it into the goal. The sliotar may be picked off the ground only with the hurley

Google search hurl or hurley

wixfjord

Hurley isnt tolerated in Wexford anyway! Nor Carlow.

Bbbbolger

wixfjord wrote: »

Hurley isnt tolerated in Wexford anyway! Nor Carlow.

+1 sir!

dlofnep

It's a hurley. That's the official name. "Hurl" is something you do when you have to sit in the company of the type of people who call them hurls.

derealbadger

Camán

Lex Luthor wrote: »

Hurley in Cork...up here in Kildare I've heard most of the juvenile coaches call them hurls...It was my first experience of it and I HATE IT

though in kildare it was called a 'whats that'

granturismo

Camán

derealbadger wrote: »

though in kildare it was called a 'whats that'

Always called it a hurl growing up in KK and the kids carrying axe shaped sticks here in Kildare call it a 'hurl'

derealbadger

Camán

in Galway its a hurl and in Offaly to

Bob_Harris

Camán

I think we can all agree that if the true hurling counties like Wexford, Kilkenny, Galway, Offaly, and of course Carlow call it a Hurl, then it is a Hurl.