 "The Independent Sunday (London, England)")
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sports active: Talk softly, and carry a... big Stick; Hurling - isn't that the violent game played by Irishmen with clubs? Not quite, says Mark MacKenzie. There are 112 skills to master with the hurley alone. All the same, best not to get in the way...(Sport)
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The Independent on Sunday (London, England)
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April 14, 2002| Author:
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he referee checks his watch. Having roasted the visiting Dublin side, Kilkenny's senior hurling 15 have taken their foot off the gas and the crowd are restless. Hurling. The fastest field game in the world and as old as Ireland itself.
Dublin fire the ball deep into the Kilkenny half and the covering defender fluffs a clearance into touch. The crowd, raised on the sport man and boy, are attuned to the game's subtle rhythms and so, when the same defender regains possession, are well qualified to instruct their man in technical sporting vernacular. "Belt it down the field yer ...
