I don't know what to think anymore

Akrasia

For years, I've been convinced that the proper english name for the caman was 'Hurley' and I used to shout at the television/radio whenever someone used to call it a Hurl (in a good natured way, mostly)

However, this weekend I was out at a 40th birthday party in Cassidy's pub in Carron Co. Clare (The birthplace of Michael Cusack, the founder of the GAA) and they have newspaper clippings from the 1880s all around the bar including extracts from the original rules of the game and every time the caman was mentioned, it was called a Hurl.

My illusions have been firmly shattered. I don't know what to believe anymore. This could mean been a change to my personal identiy of biblical proportions

And by biblical i mean Old Testament, Boards.ie, real wrath of God type stuff. Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling!, Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes... the dead rising from the grave!, human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!....

Does anyone have any information that could end this existential crisis and settle once and for all what the correct name for the caman actually is?

bruschi

why is it that Munster people get so worked up over having to call it a hurley? I've always called it a hurl, and anyone I know bar munster people call it a hurl. What difference what it is called?

Orizio

Just a regional thing. Although I also find 'hurl' grating.

Akrasia

bruschi wrote: »

why is it that Munster people get so worked up over having to call it a hurley? I've always called it a hurl, and anyone I know bar munster people call it a hurl. What difference what it is called?

Imagine you're talking to someone who insists on calling a football a 'foo'

It's just a different word, so ultimately it doesn't matter, but it would definitely make that conversation a little bit unsettling

But I've woken up in a world where perhaps the correct word for football is actually 'foo' and I'm wrestling with the idea that maybe I've been wrong all these years. I just need even the tiniest little bit of evidence will allow me to cling to my prejudices.

hallo dare

Akrasia wrote: »

And by biblical i mean Old Testament, Boards.ie, real wrath of God type stuff. Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling!, Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes... the dead rising from the grave!, human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!....

You've watched Ghostbusters too many times!!!!:D

Akrasia

hallo dare wrote: »

You've watched Ghostbusters too many times!!!!:D

I didn't think that was possible

hallo dare

Akrasia wrote: »

I didn't think that was possible

Exactly!!!!!

Nice little run of 1+2 yesterday on Sky movies. Aw childhood joy!!!!

degsie

Hurl=to vomit, no?

dukeraoul

Lets face it- the entire sport was made up by 19th century nationalists in order to further their political agenda- it doesn't really matter what you call it.

keeponhurling

call it a stick

Realt Dearg Sec

dukeraoul wrote: »

Lets face it- the entire sport was made up by 19th century nationalists in order to further their political agenda- it doesn't really matter what you call it.

I heard it was to annoy people who run in a straight line and call it fun. It's still working.

ShamoBuc

degsie wrote: »

Hurl=to vomit, no?

Many words have 2 meanings.

Some people use Hurley as the noun and Hurl as a verb eg. that boy can hurl.

ollaetta

keeponhurling wrote: »

call it a stick

Some of the English lads on Twitter call it a bat. Can't blame them but :eek:

Kkboy

Kilkenny people call it a hurl, so its a hurl

ShamoBuc

Kkboy wrote: »

Kilkenny people call it a hurl, so its a hurl

....in Kilkenny:)

deise08

You hurl with a Hurley in hurling

ShamoBuc

deise08 wrote: »

You hurl with a Hurley in hurling

Spot on.

looder

deise08 wrote: »

You hurl with a Hurley in hurling

Correct, and it's a band, not a hoop.

People calling bands hoops does my hoop in.

Warper

bruschi wrote: »

why is it that Munster people get so worked up over having to call it a hurley? I've always called it a hurl, and anyone I know bar munster people call it a hurl. What difference what it is called?

Everyone in Clare that i know calls it a hurley, always thought hurl was a Leinster thing

willietherock

deise08 wrote: »

You hurl with a Hurley in hurling

In KK they hurl with a hurl!

ShamoBuc

willietherock wrote: »

In KK they hurl with a hurl!

Only cause its too confusing for them to use 2 different words....god love em!

GAAman

I have always called it a hurl, and also as has been said here use it in the context "The boy can hurl".

I encountered people in west belfast who would call it a "Hurley baton" nothing to do with the sport mind you :pac:

dastardly00

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Only cause its too confusing for them to use 2 different words....god love em!

We must be too busy using them to win all-irelands, rather than bickering over what they should be called

ShamoBuc

dastardly00 wrote: »

We must be too busy using them to win all-irelands, rather than bickering over what they should be called

Ye can call them what ye want if Tip beat ye Saturday!