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Kin-strife · 11-14-2001, 05:53 AM

Another point about the football reference:
Hurley is often mention in ancient Irish Pagan myth (The great warrior Cùchullain played it as a boy). The sport is still very popular in Ireland, in fact it only got an official set of rules near the start of the 20th century. I doubt Hurley was the first ball game to be played and I'd say that an early version of football (soccor, not the American one) could be traced back further.

11-14-2001, 05:53 AM	#20
Kin-strife Haunting Spirit Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 58	Another point about the football reference: Hurley is often mention in ancient Irish Pagan myth (The great warrior Cùchullain played it as a boy). The sport is still very popular in Ireland, in fact it only got an official set of rules near the start of the 20th century. I doubt Hurley was the first ball game to be played and I'd say that an early version of football (soccor, not the American one) could be traced back further. __________________ "Come away, O human child!/ To the waters and the wild/With a faery hand in hand,/ For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand."