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[Louanne Learning]

I haven't really written in about a week - but have the whole day today put aside for it!

 

[Set2Stun]

I am shocked that I have never heard of hurling before now. I watched a 4-minute highlight video of that match on twitter, and the action is incredible! That is my kind of sport !

 

[Louanne Learning]

I had never heard of the sport hurling, either. I had only heard that word in reference to chucking your stomach contents when too drunk.

 

[Kerrin]

Watching a hurler play golf with the club held backwards = guaranteed amusement. (Dang it I clicked again).

 

[CatrionaGrace]

I've never watched hurling, but watching curling was some of the best fun I ever had. Note to newbies: folks take rapid whisking with brooms very seriously; gigging at the same is frowned upon.

 

[Louanne Learning]

We're traveling to Ireland in November, but it turns out that's post-season so we won't be able to catch a game.

But I did learn that the female equivalent of hurling is called camogie.

 

[Rigor Mortis]

I had never heard of the sport hurling, either. I had only heard that word in reference to chucking your stomach contents when too drunk.

Watching a hurler play golf with the club held backwards = guaranteed amusement. (Dang it I clicked again).

I've never watched hurling, but watching curling was some of the best fun I ever had. Note to newbies: folks take rapid whisking with brooms very seriously; gigging at the same is frowned upon.

The cheek!!!

That final yesterday between Cork and Tipp was a replay of their Munster championship encounter when Cork won at a canter. The number 13 who scored one of the goals for Tipperary in the highlights reel is 19 years old and had been sent off at the previous meeting...BEFORE the game started AS the refereee was getting ready to throw in the ball because he introduced the butt of his hurley to the testicles of his opponent. They didn't get on very well.

 

[Louanne Learning]

Another way to turn green from hurling

 

[Rigor Mortis]

As someone with only pidgin emoji, I'm never sure what the "wow" symbol means.

 

[Louanne Learning]

I was wowing at the temerity of the guy hitting like that below the belt!

 

[Rigor Mortis]

It's a shame your visit is off-season, it's really something worth seeing in person.

 

[Louanne Learning]

This trip all happened on account of my sister-in-law. Her birthday is in November, and she announced, '"I want to go to Ireland for my birthday!"

So, we said, "Sure!"

We're Canadians! As long as it is above freezing, we are very comfortable!

 

[Rigor Mortis]

My Canadian sister-in-law always found it freezing here when she visited for Christmas, which she and bro did for many years. Our cold is wet, yours dry. Bring water-proofs.

 

[Louanne Learning]

Bring water-proofs.

Yes, we've already talked about that! Water-proof shoes and jackets!

 

[CatrionaGrace]

We aways went to Scotland and Ireland well prepred for rain, which jinxed us into having mostly good weather.

 

[Louanne Learning]

I'm going to approach it like kids do. Do you notice, they never pay any attention to the weather.

 

[Homer Potvin]

We're Canadians! As long as it is above freezing, we are very comfortable!

Yeah, same here. Negative 40 and sticking beers in the snow to "warm" them above freezing...

 

[Louanne Learning]

On the side of my property, there's what we call a "shanty" - a three-walled outbuilding, with a chiminea on the open side. My brother and I play Scrabble out there all winter. We hang a light and have a drink, and it really gets quite warm in front of the fire.

 

[Set2Stun]

That sounds heavenly.

 

[CatrionaGrace]

Do we have to talk about winter in freaking July?