Camogie

Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women

Camogie

Garda vs Defence Forces match in 2012

Highest governing body| Camogie Association
First played| 1904; 121 years ago (1904)

* Ireland

Registered players| Over 100,000
Clubs| 536
Characteristics
Contact| Contact
Team members| 15 player per side,
substitutes are permitted
Type|

* Female
* Team sport
* Ball sport
* Some mixed-sex teams available

Equipment|

* Sliotar (ball)
* Hurley/camán (stick)
* Helmet
* Shin guards

Camogie (/kəˈmoʊɡi/ ⓘ kə-MOH-ghee; Irish: camógaíocht [kəˈmˠoːɡiːxt̪ˠ]) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities.[1][2]

A variant of the game "hurling" (which is played by men only), it is organised by the Dublin-based Camogie Association (An Cumann Camógaíochta).[3][4] The annual All Ireland Camogie Championship has a record attendance of 33,154,[5] while average attendances in recent years are in the range of 15,000 to 18,000. The final is broadcast live, with a TV audience[when?] of as many as over 300,000.[6]

UNESCO lists Camogie as an element of Intangible Cultural Heritage.[7] The game is referred to in Waiting for Godot by Irish playwright Samuel Beckett.

## Game and Rules

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The game consists of two thirty-minute halves. There is a half-time interval of 15 minutes. In event of extra time, halves must consist of 10 minutes each. Each team has 15 players on the field. Within the 15 players the team must consist of one goalkeeper, three full back players, three half back players, two centre-field players, three half forward players and three full forward players. There is a minimum requirement of 12 players on the pitch at all times.[8] The rules are almost identical to hurling, with a few exceptions.[9]

* Goalkeepers wear the same colours as outfield players. This is because no special rules apply to the goalkeeper and so there is no need for officials to differentiate between goalkeeper and outfielders.
* A camogie player can hand pass a point over the bar from play (hand passing a goal is forbidden in camogie since 2021 and forbidden in hurling since 1980).
* Camogie games last 60 minutes, two 30-minute halves (senior inter-county hurling games last 70, which is two 35-minute halves). Ties are resolved by multiple 2×10-minute sudden death extra time periods; in these, the first team to score wins.
* A smaller sliotar (ball) is used in camogie – commonly known as a size 4 sliotar – whereas hurlers play with a size 5 sliotar.
* If a defending player hits the sliotar wide, a 45-metre puck is awarded to the opposition (in hurling, it is a 65-metre puck).
* After a score, the goalkeeper pucks out from the 13-metre line (in hurling, he must puck from the end line).
* The metal band on the camogie stick must be covered with tape (not necessary in hurling).
* Side-to-side charges are forbidden (permitted in hurling).
* Two points are awarded for a score direct from a sideline cut (since March 2012).[10]
* Players can choose to wear skirts, skorts or shorts.

A camogie match in action Players may catch the ball with their hand

Under the original 1903 rules both the match and the field were shorter than their hurling equivalents. Matches were 40 minutes, increased to 50 minutes in 1934, and playing fields 125–130 yards (114–119 m) long and 65–70 yards (59–64 m) wide. From 1929 until 1979 a second crossbar, a "points bar" was also used, meaning that a point would not be allowed if it travelled over this bar, a somewhat contentious rule through the 75 years it was in use. Teams were regulated at 12 a side, using an elliptical formation, although it was more a "squeezed lemon" formation with the three midfield players grouped more closely together than their counterpart on the half back and half-forward lines. In 1999 camogie moved to the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) field-size and 15-a-side, adopting the standard GAA butterfly formation.

### Field and equipment

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A camogie helmet lies beside a hurley

#### Field

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The field is not of a fixed size, but must be 130 to 145 metres (142 to 159 yd) long by 80 to 90 metres (87 to 98 yd) wide.

#### Sticks

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The length of the stick, called a "hurley", varies depending on the player's height.

### Goals and scoring

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Goalposts and scoring system used in camogie

Main article: Scoring in Gaelic games

H-shaped goals are used. A team achieves a score by making the ball go between the posts. If the ball goes over the bar for a "point", the team earns one point. If the ball goes under the bar for a "goal", the team earns three points.[11]

## History

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### Foundation

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A camogie team pictured in Waterford in October 1915 A camogie game in 1934

The name was invented by Tadhg Ua Donnchadha (Tórna) at meetings in 1903 in advance of the first matches in 1904.[12] The term camogie is derived from the name of the stick used in the game. Men play hurling using a curved stick called a camán in Irish. Women in the early camogie games used a shorter stick described by the diminutive form camóg. The suffix -aíocht (originally "uidheacht") was added to both words to give names for the sports: camánaíocht (which became iománaíocht) and camógaíocht. When the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in 1884 the English-origin name "hurling" was given to the men's game. When an organisation for women was set up in 1904, it was decided to anglicise the Irish name camógaíocht to camogie.[1]

The experimental rules were drawn up for the female game by Máire Ní Chinnéide, Seán (Sceilg) Ó Ceallaigh, Tadhg Ó Donnchadha and Séamus Ó Braonáin. The Official Launch of Camogie took place with the first public match between Craobh an Chéitinnigh (Keatings branch of the Gaelic League) and Cúchulainns on 17 July at a Feis in Navan. The sport's governing body, the Camogie Association or An Cumann Camógaíochta, was founded in 1905 and re-constituted in 1911, 1923 and 1939. Until June 2010 it was known as Cumann Camógaíochta na nGael.

Máire Ní Chinnéide and Cáit Ní Dhonnchadha, two prominent Irish-language enthusiasts and cultural nationalists, were credited with having created the sport, with the assistance of Ní Dhonnchadha's scholarly brother Tadhg Ó Donnchadha, who drew up its rules. Thus, although camogie was founded by women, and independently run (although closely linked to the GAA), there was, from the outset, a small yet powerful male presence within its administrative ranks. It was no surprise that camogie emanated from the Gaelic League, nor that it would be dependent upon the structures and networks provided by that organisation during the initial expansion of the sport. Of all the cultural nationalist organisations for adults that emerged during the fin de siècle, the Gaelic League was the only one to accept female and male members on an equal footing.[13] Nonetheless, the creation of camogie was not universally supported - even by women - with leading figures such as president of the Irish Countrywomen's Association and Conradh na Gaeilge member, Kit Ahern (despite her support of GAA clubs for men) describing camogie as "too strenuous for girls".[14]

## Leagues

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Though the finals are given prominent TV slots and efforts to market the game are extensive, this has not stopped media descriptions of attendances of a few hundred at vast arenas like Croke Park (capacity of over 80,000) and Semple Stadium (capacity only 45,000) as "paltry and embarrassing".[15]

### Ireland

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An Cumann Camógaíochta has a similar structure to the Gaelic Athletic Association, with an Annual Congress every spring which decides on policy and major issues such as rule changes, and an executive council—the Ard Chomhairle—which deals with short-term issues and governance. The game is administered from a headquarters in Croke Park in Dublin. Each of 28 county boards takes control of its own affairs (all of the Irish counties except Fermanagh, Leitrim and Sligo), with the number of clubs ranging from 63 in Cork to one in Leitrim. There are four provincial councils and affiliates in Asia, Australia, Britain, Europe, New York, New Zealand and North America. However, Ireland does not have as much local coverage of ladies' sport as other countries such as Australia.[16]

## Clubs

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### Ireland

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There are[when?] 538 camogie clubs, of which 513 are based on the island of Ireland, 47 in Connacht, 195 in Leinster, 160 in Munster, and 110 in Ulster.

#### Connacht

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There are 47 camogie teams in Connacht.

Connacht

Club  | Teams  | Website
Galway | 34  |
Leitrim | 1  |
Mayo | 4  |
Roscommon | 7  |
Sligo | 2  |

#### Leinster

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There are 195 camogie teams in Leinster.

Leinster

Club  | Teams  | Website
Carlow | 6  |
Dublin | 39  |
Kildare | 19  |
Kilkenny | 33  |
Laois | 7  |
Longford | 0  |
Louth | 6  |
Meath | 14  |
Offaly | 12  |
Westmeath | 13  |
Wexford | 33  |
Wicklow | 13  |

#### Munster

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There are 160 camogie teams in Munster.

Munster

Club  | Teams  | Website
Clare | 26  |
Cork | 58  |
Kerry | 7  |
Limerick | 25  |
Tipperary | 32  |
Waterford | 16  |

#### Ulster

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There are 110 camogie teams in Ulster.

Ulster

Club  | Teams  | Website
Antrim | 22  |
Armagh | 18  |
Cavan | 9  |
Derry | 23  |
Donegal | 3  |
Down | 21  |
Fermanagh | 0  |
Monaghan | 4  |
Tyrone | 5  |

### Overseas

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* Europe 4
* London 7
* New South Wales 5
* Toronto 2
* United States 7
* Western Australia 1

## Competitions in Ireland

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### All-Ireland Championship

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The O'Duffy Cup, named after Seán O'Duffy, is the prize presented to the winners of the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

The county is the unit of structure in elite competition, responsible for organising club competitions within the county unit and for fielding inter-county teams in the various grades of the All-Ireland championships and National Camogie League. The All Ireland Club Championship is staged at Senior, Intermediate and Junior level, usually reaching the final stages in November–December or the following March. London competed in the National Camogie League in the 2010 season, but not in 2011.

Counties compete for the elite All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship in which the O'Duffy Cup is awarded. The All-Ireland Final is held every year in Croke Park during September, usually on the week between the hurling final and Gaelic football final, and attracts attendances of up to 33,000.[5]

There are age-graded All Ireland championships at Minor A, Minor B, and Minor C, and Under-16 A, B and C level.

Six teams contest the fourth-tier Nancy Murray Cup (or Junior A championship), Carlow, Cavan, Monaghan, Tyrone, Westmeath, and the second team of Offaly.

Three teams contest the fifth-tier Máire Ní Chinnéide Cup, (or Junior B championship), Wicklow, and the second teams of Kildare and Meath.

Although six counties do not compete at adult level: Donegal, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Longford, Mayo and Sligo do not compete at adult level, clubs from Fermanagh, Kerry and Mayo have won honours and Donegal have contested divisional finals at under-14 Feile na nGael level. Both Louth (in 1934 and 1936) and Mayo (in 1959) have contested the All Ireland senior final in the past.

### National League

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The National League is staged during the winter-spring months, with four divisions of team graded by ability.

### Provincial championships

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Provincial championships take place at all levels, independent of the All Ireland series which has been run on an open draw basis since 1973.

### International and inter-provincial

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Ireland plays a camogie-shinty international against Scotland each year. The Gael Linn Cup is an inter-provincial competition played at senior and junior level. The sport is closely associated with the Celtic Congress. Two former Camogie Association presidents Máire Ní Chinnéide and Agnes O'Farrelly were also presidents of Celtic Congress and exhibition matches have been held at the Celtic Congress since 1938. The first such exhibition match, on the Isle of Man in 1938, marked the first appearance of Kathleen Cody, who became one of the stars of the 1940s.

### Inter-collegiate

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The Ashbourne and Purcell Cups and Father Meachair seven-a-side are the principal inter-collegiate competitions.

### Schools

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There is also a programme of provincial and All Ireland championships at secondary schools senior and junior levels, differentiated by the years of secondary school cycle, with years 4–6 competing in the senior competition, and years 1–3 competing at junior level. Cumann na mBunscoil organises competitions at primary school level.

### Féile na nGael

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Camogie competitions for club teams featuring under-14 players are played in four divisions as part of the annual Féile na nGael festival. The county that is selected for a particular year, all their clubs host teams from all around the country representing their county. Host clubs get families to take in two or three children for a couple of days.

## International presence

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Though camogie is played predominantly in its native homeland of Ireland, it has spread to other countries, largely among the Irish diaspora due to immigrants and the immigrant population. The sport is known to have arrived in places in such as Great Britain, North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina.[17] Southeast Asia has teams in Vietnam, Thailand, and Kuala Lumpur. In North America camogie is played in the United States, Canada, and in parts of the Caribbean. Camogie has also been included as a part of the GAA World Games.

### GAA World Games

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#### 2019 Renault GAA World Games

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Renault GAA World Games - Camogie (Native Born)[18]

2019 Camogie (Native Born) final standings [19] Pos  | Country / Team  | P  | W  | D  | L  | F  | A  | Pts

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1  |  Twin Cities (USGAA)  | 10  | 9  | 1  | 0  | 119  | 26  | 19
2  |  The Warriors (USGAA)  | 10  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 56  | 36  | 13
3  |  Heartland (USGAA)  | 10  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 58  | 35  | 12
4  |  MidAtlantic (USGAA)  | 10  | 4  | 2  | 4  | 67  | 42  | 10
5  |  Europe Rovers  | 10  | 2  | 0  | 8  | 15  | 95  | 4
6  |  Canada Native (CAGAA)[20] | 10  | 1  | 0  | 9  | 13  | 94  | 2

## North American presence

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Camogie teams in North America[21] have existed for at least a century.[citation needed]

### United States

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Main article: United States GAA

The national organizing body for Gaelic Games in the United States, with the exception of New York City, is the USGAA[22] where camogie can be found. It is the governing body which promotes camogie in the United States along with other Gaelic sports. The USGAA also maintains a close relationship with other GAA groups in North America including Canada (Gaelic Games Canada), the New York GAA, and the Caribbean.

#### GAA World Games

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The United States has sent a number of camogie teams from the US to compete in the GAA World Games in 2016 and 2019.

### Canada

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Main article: Gaelic Games Canada

The national organizing body for Gaelic Games in Canada is Gaelic Games Canada (GGC) a.k.a. Canadian GAA (CGAA)[23] where camogie can be found.[24] Canada and the CGAA are home to a number of camogie clubs.

#### Clubs

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Canada  Canadian Camogie Clubs

Club  | City/Province  | Est.  | Website
Montreal Shamrocks[20][25] |  Montreal, Québec | 1948  | Montreal Shamrocks GAC
Calgary Chieftains / Chieftainettes  |  Calgary, Alberta | 1977  |
Edmonton Wolfe Tones  |  Edmonton, Alberta |  |
Le Chéile Camogie Club Toronto  |  Toronto, Ontario |  | Toronto Camogie
ISSC Camogie  |  Vancouver, British Columbia |  | ISSC Camogie
ISSC Shamrocks  |  Vancouver, British Columbia | 2021  | ISSC Camogie
ISSC Pearse  |  Vancouver, British Columbia | 2021  | ISSC Camogie

#### GAA World Games

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Canada has sent a number of camogie teams from Canada to compete in the GAA World Games in 2016 and 2019.[20]

## Records

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### Ireland

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#### All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

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Cork have won the most Camogie All-Ireland, winning their 30th championship in 2024.

#### National Camogie League titles

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Cork have won the most National Camogie League titles with 17.

## Results

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### 2018 All Ireland Championship

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Eleven counties competed for the elite All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship in 2018: Clare, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick, Meath, Offaly, Tipperary, Waterford, and Wexford.

Eleven teams contested the second-tier Jack McGrath Cup in 2018 (All Ireland intermediate championship): Antrim, Carlow, Derry, Down, Kildare, Laois, and Westmeath, and the second teams of Cork, Galway, Kilkenny, and Tipperary.

Seven teams contested the third-tier Kay Mills Cup (All Ireland junior or 'Premier Junior" championship) in 2018: Armagh, Kerry, Roscommon, and the second teams of Clare, Dublin, Limerick, and Offaly.

Only fourteen points were scored by the winning team in the 2018 senior final, and most points in the game followed the awarding of frees.[26] Ten points was sufficient to determine the winner of the 2017 senior final.[26]

## Awards

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Camogie All Stars Awards are awarded annually to the elite players who have performed best in each of the 15 positions on a traditional camogie team. Player of the year and other achievement awards have also been awarded to leading players for several decades.

### Team of the Century

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Picked in 2004[27]

1. Eileen Duffy-O'Mahony (Dublin)
2. Liz Neary (Kilkenny)
3. Marie Costine-O'Donovan (Cork)
4. Mary Sinnott-Dinan (Wexford)
5. Bridie Martin-McGarry (Kilkenny)
6. Sandie Fitzgibbon (Cork)
7. Margaret O'Leary-Leacy (Wexford)
8. Mairéad McAtamney-Magill (Antrim)
9. Linda Mellerick (Cork)
10. Sophie Brack (Dublin)
11. Kathleen Mills-Hill (Dublin)
12. Joni Traynor (Kilkenny)
13. Úna O'Connor (Dublin)
14. Pat Moloney-Lenihan (Cork)
15. Deirdre Hughes (Tipperary)
16. Angela Downey-Browne (Kilkenny)

## Criticism

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Partly due to biological and physiological differences between men and women, some argue that Camogie lacks the physical drama found in the male equivalent sport, hurling.[28]

> You can't ... deny what you've seen, you can't pretend you don't notice the gulf in physical prowess. This applies across the board, internationally and domestically, where camogie and women's Gaelic football also suffer by comparison to the physical drama contained in the male versions.[29]

> — Conlon, Tommy (March 8, 2020), Tide is rising but we are only at the beginning of a whole new ball game, Independent.ie

There are lower score tallies in the senior camogie championship finals than in comparison to men's hurling championships.[26]

## See also

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* Sports portal

* Ashbourne Cup
* Camogie All Stars Awards
* Poc Fada
* Women's shinty
* Field Hockey
* Bando (sport)
* Shinty
* Hurling
* Lacrosse

## References

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1. ^ a b Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460.
2. ^ Arlott, John (1977). Oxford Companion to Sports and Games. London, England: Flamingo. p. 1024.
3. ^ Vuepoint.ie. "The Camogie Association : About Camogie". Camogie.ie. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
4. ^ "GAA.ie". Gaa.ie. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
5. ^ a b 2007 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, Irish Times and Gorey Guardian Archived 19 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ Corry, Eoghan (2005). Illustrated History of the GAA. Dublin, Ireland: Gill & MacMillan. p. 250.
7. ^ "Hurling - intangible heritage - Culture Sector - UNESCO". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
9. ^ "Rule Differences on Camogie.ie website". Retrieved 15 January 2018.
10. ^ "Ladies sticking with skirts as O'Flynn backs rules makeover - Independent.ie". Retrieved 15 January 2018.
11. ^ "Rules of Camogie on Camogie.ie website". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
12. ^ Puirséil, Pádraig (1984). Scéal na Camógaíochta. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta na nGael. p. 64.
13. ^ Ríona Nic Congáil “'Looking on for centuries from the side-line': Gaelic Feminism and the rise of Camogie", Éire-Ireland (Spring / Summer 2013): 168–192.Gaelic Feminism and the rise of Camogie
14. ^ "Ahern, Catherine Ita ('Kit')"
15. ^ "Given the marketing and promotion of camogie and ladies' football, attendances are both paltry and embarrassing": 21 April 2025
16. ^ Dublin People: 18 July 2024
17. ^ "MONTREAL SHAMROCKS | GAELIC ATHLETIC CLUB". montrealshamrocks.com. Montreal Shamrocks GAA. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
18. ^ "World Games | 2019 Renault GAA World Games Teams". gaa.ie. GAA. 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
19. ^ "World Games Camogie (Native) | Renault GAA World Games Camogie Native". GAA. 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
20. ^ a b c GAA (12 August 2019). "Renault GAA World Games - Canada GAA". youtube.com. OfficialGAA. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
21. ^ "Play Hurling | Find A Club Near You". playhurling.com. Play Hurling. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
22. ^ "Welcome to the USGAA". usgaa.org. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
23. ^ "Gaelic Games Canada". gaelicgamescanada.com. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
24. ^ "Hurling and Camogie". gaelicgamecanada.com. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
25. ^ "Gaelic football provides opportunity of a lifetime for three West Prince women". www.theguardian.pe.ca. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
26. ^ a b c Crowe, Dermot (8 September 2019). "Breaking new ground on final day as Kilkenny look to bury pain of defeat". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 8 September 2019. "Recent finals have been without goals and scorelines have stayed relatively low compared to hurling. Ten points won the final two years ago. The winning total last year was 14 points. The majority of the scores in last year's final came from frees."
27. ^ "Team of the century". Camogie.ie. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
28. ^ "Tide is rising but we are only at the beginning of a whole new ball game". Sunday Independent. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
29. ^ Tommy Conlon (8 March 2020). "Tide is rising but we are only at the beginning of a whole new ball game". independent.ie. Independent.ie. Retrieved 5 May 2022.

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* Calcio fiorentino
* Camping
* Cnapan
* Cornish hurling
* Cuju
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* Kemari
* La soule
* Lelo burti
* Marn grook
* Pasuckuakohowog
* Royal Shrovetide
* Uppies and downies

Rugby codes|

* Rugby league
* masters
* mod
* nines
* sevens
* tag
* wheelchair
* Rugby union
* American flag
* beach
* mini
* sevens
* snow
* tag
* Tambo
* touch
* tens
* X
* Touch
* Wheelchair

Other related codes|

* Cuju
* Kī-o-rahi
* Jegichagi
* Yubi lakpi

Stick-and-ball
sports|

* Bando
* Cammag
* Gateball
* Hurling
* Camogie
* Super11s
* Shinty–Hurling
* Indigenous North American stickball
* Iomain
* Knattleikr
* Knotty
* Lacrosse
* box/indoor
* field
* intercrosse
* women's
* Ritinis
* Shinty
* Shinty–Hurling

Hockey sports|

* Ball hockey
* Bandy
* rink
* Broomball
* Field hockey
* indoor
* Floor hockey
* Floorball
* Ice hockey
* pond
* power
* ice sledge
* Ringette
* Rinkball
* Roller hockey
* in-line
* quad
* Rossall hockey
* Shinny
* Street hockey
* Underwater hockey
* Unicycle hockey

Polo sports|

* Auto polo
* Cowboy polo
* Cycle polo
* Elephant polo
* Hobby horse polo
* Horseball
* Pato
* Polo
* Arena polo
* Chovgan
* Snow polo
* Polocrosse
* Segway polo
* Yak polo

Other goal sports|

* Angleball
* Cycle ball
* Flickerball
* Goalball
* Handball
* beach
* Czech
* field
* wheelchair
* Home Ball
* Motoball
* Pushball
* Quidditch
* Roll ball
* Underwater football
* Underwater rugby
* Water polo
* canoe
* inner tube
* Whirlyball

Bat-and-ball
games|

| Baseball variants|

* Baseball
* Baseball5
* Brännboll
* Corkball
* Kickball
* Matball
* Over-the-line
* Pesäpallo
* Rounders
* Schlagball
* Softball
* Fastpitch
* 16-inch
* Stickball
* Vitilla
* British baseball
* English baseball
* Welsh baseball
* Wiffle ball
* Town ball
* Wireball

|

Cricket variants|

* Cricket
* One Day
* Test
* Twenty20
* Indoor cricket
* Vigoro

Other games|

* Danish longball
* Lapta
* Oină
* Stoolball

Net and wall games|

* Ball badminton
* Biribol
* Bossaball
* Fistball
* Fives
* Eton
* Rugby
* Footbag net
* Football tennis
* Footvolley
* Jianzi
* Jokgu
* Newcomb ball
* Peteca
* Sepak takraw
* teqball
* Throwball
* Volleyball
* beach
* indoor
* sitting
* standing
* pioneerball
* snow

Other ball games|

* Dodgeball
* Gain-ground
* Balle à la main
* Ballon au poing
* Jeu de paume
* Longue paume
* Kaatsen
* Kin-Ball
* Lagori
* Mesoamerican ballgame
* Pelota mixteca
* Prisonball
* Tamburello
* Tchoukball
* Ulama
* Valencian pilota
* Llargues
* Yukigassen

Tag sports|

* Kabaddi
* Kho kho
* World Chase Tag

Water sports|

* Synchronized swimming
* Yacht racing

Other non-ball sports|

* Airsoft
* Bo-taoshi
* Buzkashi
* Combat (juggling)
* Curling
* wheelchair
* Guts
* Hornussen
* Jereed
* Makura-Nage
* Paintball
* Roller derby
* Synchronized skating
* Tug of war
* Ultimate

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Women's sports

Team sports|

| Football codes|

* Gridiron football
* Association football
* Australian rules football
* Barette
* Gaelic football
* Rugby league
* Rugby union

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Stick and ball codes|

* Baseball
* Camogie
* Cricket
* Ice hockey
* Field hockey
* Shinty
* Vigoro

Other|

* Basketball
* Curling
* Lacrosse
* Rowing

Individual sports|

* Athletics
* Bodybuilding
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* Fencing
* Golf
* Kickboxing
* Mixed martial arts
* Rodeo
* Squash
* Sumo
* Surfing
* Tennis
* Wrestling (Amateur, Pro)

Historically-female|

* Roller derby
* Softball
* Netball
* Ringette
* Six-on-six basketball

Related|

* Timeline
* History of female professional bodybuilding
* Women at the Olympics
* Women's sport in Australia
* Women Boxing Archive Network

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Celts and modern Celts

Celtic nations · Celtic studies · Celtic tribes · Celtic languages

Peoples

Ancient Celtic ethnic groups
(names)|

* Aedui
* Aigosages
* Allobroges
* Allotriges
* Ambarri
* Anartes
* Arecomici
* Armorica
* Astures
* Arverni
* Atuatuci
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* Autrigones
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* Caleti
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* Carni
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* Catubrini
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* Celtici
* Cotini
* Coriosolites
* Dumnonii
* Eburones
* Eburovices
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* Haedui
* Helvetti
* Gaels
* Gaesatae
* Gallaeci
* Gauls
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* Helvetii
* Insubres
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* Latobrigi
* Lemovices
* Lexovii
* Leuci
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* Lusitanians
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* Morini
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* Orobii
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* Varisci
* Viromandui
* Veneti
* Veneti
* Veliocasses
* Vennones
* Vindelici
* Vocontii
* Volcae

Modern Celtic ethnic groups|

* Bretons
* Cornish
* Welsh
* Gaels
* Irish
* Manx
* Scots

Celtic diaspora|

* Cornish diaspora
* Irish diaspora
* Scottish diaspora
* Welsh diaspora

Related ethnic groups|

* Anglo-Celtic
* English people
* French people
* Breton Americans
* Cornish Americans
* Galician Americans
* Irish Americans
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* Scots-Irish people
* Scotch-Irish Americans
* Scottish Americans
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* Spanish people

Studies

Places|

* Alesia
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* Dálriata / Alba / Fortriu / Cumbria
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* Iron Age Gaul / Roman Gaul
* Britonia
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* Gallaecia
* Gallia Aquitania
* Gallia Belgica
* Gallia Celtica
* Cisalpine Gaul
* Transalpine Gaul
* Balkans
* Transylvania
* Galatia

Ancient religion|

* Proto-Celtic religion
* Celtic polytheism
* Celtic deities
* Celtic Animism
* Celtic mythology
* Celtic Christianity
* Celtic Rites
* Celtic stone idolss* Druids
* Monasticism
* Romano-Celtic temple
* Practices

Mythology|

* Irish
* Scottish
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* British
* Breton
* Cornish

Society|

* Bard
* Brehon
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* Celtic festivals
* Celtic women
* Celticisation
* Chief of the Name
* Derbfine
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* Clan chief
* Gaelicisation
* Gaelic astrology
* Fáinne
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* Law
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* Vates
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* Coinage

Modern Celts

* Celtic Revival
* Celtic nations
* Pan-Celticism
* Celtic Congress
* Celtic League
* Celtic union
* Music
* Rock
* Neo-Christianity
* Neopaganism
* Celtic Wicca
* Neo-Druidism

| Nations|

| Celtic League definition|

* Brittany (Breizh)
* Cornwall (Kernow)
* Ireland (Éire)
* Isle of Man (Mannin)
* Scotland (Alba)
* Wales (Cymru)

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Other claimants|

* Asturias
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* Cumbria
* Devon
* Galicia
* Norte Portugal
* Nova Scotia
* Province of León
* England
* Y Wladfa

Culture

| Literature|

* Arthurian Legend
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* Cornish literature
* Irish literature
* Manx literature
* Scottish literature
* Welsh-language literature
* Welsh literature in English
* Early Irish literature
* Irish annals
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* Scottish Gaelic literature

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National cultures|

* Brittany
* Cornwall
* Ireland
* Isle of Man
* Scotland
* Wales

Art|

* Bell shrines
* Brooches
* Dragonesque
* Carnyx
* Celtic cross
* Knotwork
* High crosses
* Insular art
* Interlace
* Leaf-crowns
* Mazes
* Pictish stones
* Torcs
* Triple spiral

Clothing|

* Celtic Dress
* Highland dress
* Gaelic clothing
* Tartan
* Traditional Welsh costume
* Welsh hat

Regional cultures|

* Gaelic culture
* Highland culture

Music|

* Ancient Celtic music
* Breton Folk music
* Gaelic music
* Irish folk music
* Scottish folk music
* Welsh folk music
* Sean-nós singing
* Carnyx

| National music scenes|

* Brittany
* Cornwall
* Ireland
* Isle of Man
* Scotland
* Wales

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Festivals|

* Calendar
* Samhain/Calan Gaeaf
* Imbolc/Gŵyl Fair
* Beltane/Calan Mai
* Lughnasadh/Calan Awst
* Festival Interceltique de Lorient
* Pan Celtic Festival
* Hebridean Celtic Festival
* Celtic Connections
* Celtic Media Festival
* Eisteddfod

Sport|

* Bando
* Bataireacht
* Camogie
* Cammag
* Cnapan
* Cornish hurling
* Cornish wrestling
* Curling
* Gaelic football (Ladies')
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* Rounders
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* Road bowls
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Politics

Nationalism|

* Breton nationalism
* history
* reunification
* Cornish nationalism
* status
* Irish nationalism
* Isle of Man
* Constitutional status of Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles
* Scottish nationalism
* national identity
* Welsh nationalism
* national identity

Autonomy|

* Cornish devolution
* Scottish devolution
* Welsh devolution

Independence|

* Breton independence
* Scottish independence
* Welsh independence
* United Ireland and Irish republicanism

Pan-Celticism|

* Celtic League
* Celtic Congress
* Celtic Revival
* Celtic society
* Celtic unity
* Columba Project

Languages

Brittonic|

* Breton
* Cornish
* Welsh

Goidelic|

* Irish
* Manx
* Scottish Gaelic

Mixed|

* Shelta
* Bungi Creole
* Beurla Reagaird

Ancient Celtic languages|

| Extinct|

* Proto-Celtic
* Proto-Brittonic
* Proto-Goidelic
* Celtiberian
* Gaulish
* Galatian
* Gallaecian
* Lepontic
* Noric
* Cumbric
* Pictish
* Hispano-Celtic
* Cisalpine Gaulish

|

Scottish Gaelic dialects|

* Arran Gaelic
* Deeside Gaelic
* Galwegian Gaelic

Law and Warfare

Law|

* Early Irish law
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* Early Scots law

Warfare|

* Gaelic warfare
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Lists

* Tribes
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* – in Spanish
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* – in Italy
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* Celts portal

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Ireland topics

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History

| Timeline|

* Prehistory
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Events|

* Battles of Tara / Glenmama / Clontarf
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* Post-2008 Irish banking crisis

Other topics|

* List of conflicts in Ireland
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Geography

| Natural|

* Climate
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* list
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Politics

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Republic of Ireland|

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Northern Ireland|

* Assembly
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Culture

| Cuisine|

| Food|

* List of dishes
* Barmbrack
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Drinks|

* Coffee
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Dance|

* Jig
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* Stepdance

Festivals|

* Imbolc
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* Bealtaine
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* Wren Day

Languages|

* Hiberno-English
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Literature|

* Annals
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Music|

* Ballads
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Mythology|

* Cycles
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People|

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Related topics|

* Demographics of the Republic of Ireland
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Sport|

* Association football in the Republic of Ireland
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Symbols|

* Brighid's Cross
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