Hurling is played on a pitch 135 – 145 m long and 80 – 90 m wide.

Lynch was later named at midfield on the GAA Hurling Team of the Century and the GAA Hurling Team of the Millennium

In the centenary year of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1984 Lynch was named on the " Hurling Team of the Century ".

Shortly after his death in 1999 Lynch ’ s reputation as one of the true greats of the game was further cemented when he was named on the " Hurling Team of the Millennium ".

Having scored an early second-half goal to effectively kill-off the opposition, McGrath went on to be the first man from the town of Wexford to receive an All-Ireland Hurling winner ’ s medal.

St. Bronagh's GAA club, have won the Down Senior Football Championship on two occasions, 1976 and 1998 and the Down Junior Hurling Championship on one occasion in 1994.

The present World Record for Haggis Hurling was set at 217 feet by Lorne Coltart at the Milngavie Highland Games on 11 June 2011, beating Allan Pettigrew's 180 feet record which had stood for over twenty years.

Modern Haggis Hurling is judged on the basis of distance and accuracy of the hurl and a split or burst haggis is immediately disqualified, as the haggis must be fit to eat after landing.

He was posthumously honoured in 1984 when he was named, by popular opinion, in the right wing-forward position on the GAA Hurling Team of the Century.

He was named in the same position on the GAA Hurling Team of the Millennium in 2000.

Later that year on 22 October 1939 he made his first senior start when Cork played the newly-crowned All-Ireland champions Kilkenny in the opening round of the 1939-40 National Hurling League.

Although his career ended shortly before the prestigious Hurler of the Year award began, he was posthumously named in the full-forward position on the GAA Hurling Team of the Century in 1984.

He was personally honoured by being posthumously named on the GAA Hurling Team of the Century in 1984.

He was not named on the GAA Hurling Team of the Millennium in 2000, with the full-forward position going to Cork's Ray Cummins.

Kilkenny are the current All-Ireland champions, after winning their second title in-a-row and sixth title in seven years, in defeating Galway in the replayed 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final by a scoreline of 3-22 to 3-11 on 30 September 2012.

Over the decades since 1926, it has established itself as the ' Mecca ' for Munster hurling followers, hosting the Munster Hurling Final on many memorable occasions.

On 14 February 2009, the new state of the art floodlights were officially switched on by GAA president Nickey Brennan before the National Hurling League game against Cork.

He was, however, named in the left wing-forward position on the Kilkenny Hurling Team of the Century.

His aunt, Peggy Carey, won four All-Ireland camogie titles with Kilkenny and his granduncle, Paddy Phelan, was an iconic hurler of the 1930s and was selected on the GAA Hurling Team of the Century and the GAA Team of The Millennium.

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Hurling is a stick and ball game played by teams of 15 on a rectangular grass pitch with H-shaped goals at each end.

Muine Bheag / Erins Own have been winners of the Carlow Senior Hurling Championship on fourteen occasions, they last won in 1970.

Outside of the county, St. Rynagh's were the inaugural winners of the Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship, in 1971 and have won the title on a further three occasions, 1973, 1983 and 1994.

The first Irish professional team-sport athlete to come out while still playing was Dónal Óg Cusack ( GAA Hurling ) in October 2009.

The County Hurling Team, who play in the county colours of green and white, have won the coveted All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship seven times, although, despite good performances, their most recent success was in 1973.

In 1939 and 1940 Lynch guided Cork to back-to-back National Hurling League titles, however, the 1941 championship was severely hampered due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.

There was some consolation at the start of 1948 as Lynch claimed another National Hurling League medal, however, Tipperary quickly became the dominant force in the Munster Championship.

His contribution to the game of hurling was first recognised when he was named as the " Hurling Captain of the Forties ".

Though the town was traditionally associated with Gaelic football, with six teams providing ample outlets for its youngsters, it wasn ’ t until 1960 that hurling took its foothold, with much due to local man Oliver “ Hopper ” McGrath ’ s contribution to the county ’ s All-Ireland Hurling Final triumph over the then-champions Tipperary.

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final was played in Semple Stadium in Thurles to honour the town in which the GAA was founded.

Coincidentally, Vice-Chairman of the London County Board was Liam McCarthy who gave his name to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Cup.

The Dungiven hurling team was renamed Kevin Lynch's Hurling Club in his honour after his death.

Later, as chairman of the Semple Stadium Development Committee, he was largely instrumental in raising the necessary funds for the refurbishment of the Stadium in preparation for the All-Ireland Centenary Hurling final in 1984.

The year 2009 was the most successful year ever in the parish GAA wise, as the Clare Senior Hurling Championship and the Intermediate Football title was won.

Although not featured in any matches during 2007, Foley won both the National Hurling League and the Munster Senior Hurling Championship in that year.

The Milwaukee Hurling Club's 15th season featured 10 adult co-ed teams, and 6 youth teams.

In a senior inter-county career that lasted for sixteen years he won two All-Ireland titles, four Leinster titles, one National Hurling League title and one Railway Cup title.

In 1956 Wexford captured their first National Hurling League title and breezed through the provincial championship once again with Rackard collecting his fourth Leinster title.

The Munster and Leinster champions gain automatic admission to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals, where they are joined by the two winners of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship qualifiers via two lone quarter-finals.

In a senior inter-county career that lasted for fifteen years he won five All-Ireland titles, ten Leinster titles, four National Hurling League titles and two Railway Cup titles with Leinster.

* Leinster Senior Hurling Championship:

* Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship:

* Leinster Minor Hurling Championship:

Paddy Lalor was a member of the last Laois team to win the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship in 1949.

He won six All-Ireland titles, ten Leinster titles and three National Hurling League titles before his retirement from inter-county duty in 1977.

* 1997: World, All-Ireland & Leinster Champions Handball, Senior Hurling League Div.

* 2003: Maria McCarthy wins All-Ireland Handball Title and winners of the Under 14 Feile, Minor Hurling Championship, Under 14 Ladies Football Division 1 ( Dublin ), Dublin Senior Football Champions, Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, Adult Football League Division 8 Champions, Adult Junior C Football Champions, Winners Junior Hurling League, Under 14 Dublin Football Feile Div. 2, Minor Hurling League Division 1, Junior C Football Championship, Junior 4 League, Winners Under 14 League Division 2, Michael Galvin Dublin Footballer of the Year, Maria McCarthy Dublin Handballer of the Year, U16 Football league and championship winners.

The College won the 1918 Schools Hurling Cup in Leinster.

" The duopoly by both " the Cats " and " the Rebels " looked set to continue when the former team won the National Hurling League earlier in the year and later regained their Leinster provincial title from Wexford.

In a senior inter-county career that lasted for fifteen years he won three All-Ireland titles, six Leinster titles, two National Hurling League titles and one Railway Cup title.

During that time he won four All-Ireland medals, eight Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal.

* Leinster Senior Hurling Championship:

In the 2005 league Dublin were relegated to Division Two in the National Hurling League, while the minor side won the Leinster Championship for the first time since 1983.

The winners of the Dublin Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship.