Hurley makers....

deisedevil · 28-07-2010 3:34pm

HallisseyEoin wrote: »

Anyone reccomend any hurley makers in Waterford and does anyone know what hurls Dan Shanahan and Eoin Kelly(Waterford) uses? Cheers

Eoin Kelly makes his own hurleys. I'd say Dan might be using them too seeing as they are cousins.

I think School Neccessities out in Tramore have them but haven't a clue who else stocks them or how to get them.

tipptop1 · 23-08-2010 4:00pm

john ryan's hurleys in littleton are d business

does anyone have any experience of hurleys from jim bourke in upperchurch got one years ago any was a very good hurley but r they still the same shape? does anyone know who's hurleys pat horgan (cork) uses like the shape nd would like to get some? cheers any help would be appreciated

michelin man · 23-08-2010 4:10pm

ya bulfins are a good hurley good puck of them a bit on the heavy side but still good

Sporty_Kate · 23-08-2010 11:58pm

I do love a fresh batch of O Brien from Tipperary Hurls :P
They have a lovely strike to them

Kingfisher7 · 15-10-2010 10:00pm

Have yee ever used a PAT KEARNEY from clonoulty in Tipp,EDDIE GRANT from Killenaule in Tipp and JOHN RYAN MOORE from Littleton in Tipp.They are all SERIOUS pieces of ash.

What do yee tinks is the best hurley-maker in Ireland?

kildare9 · 18-01-2011 4:51pm

Kingfisher7 wrote: »

Have yee ever used a PAT KEARNEY from clonoulty in Tipp,EDDIE GRANT from Killenaule in Tipp and JOHN RYAN MOORE from Littleton in Tipp.They are all SERIOUS pieces of ash.

What do yee tinks is the best hurley-maker in Ireland?

To hard to say. I have been using O'Briens from Tipp for the last while. Alright hurleys, break easily enough though. For 2011 I'll look into a few Galway hurley makers

Royal Seahawk · 18-01-2011 5:54pm

Word on the street is that TJ Reid is making hurls and they're supposed to be class. Anyone got anymore info on them?

An Citeog · 18-01-2011 8:11pm

Royal Seahawk wrote: »

Word on the street is that TJ Reid is making hurls and they're supposed to be class. Anyone got anymore info on them?

Have a look here: http://www.handcrafthurleys.com/handcrafted-hurleys/leinster/tj-reid-kilkenny.html

Royal Seahawk · 18-01-2011 9:54pm

An Citeog wrote: »

Have a look here: http://www.handcrafthurleys.com/handcrafted-hurleys/leinster/tj-reid-kilkenny.html

Sound, got any contact info?

An Citeog · 18-01-2011 10:28pm

Royal Seahawk wrote: »

Sound, got any contact info?

From KilkennyCats

TJ's mobile (for hurls): 087 2331090
Home: 056 7768004

hupskip · 23-06-2011 5:07pm

What do people think of Bourke hurleys in Borrisoleigh?

looseygoosey · 23-06-2011 5:46pm

is there any hurley maker in kildare/north carlow/west wicklow area?

Munster Magic · 24-06-2011 11:08am

does anyone have a mobile number for Willie Bulfin in Bruff? If so can you send me a pm, thanks

camogiegal01 · 02-11-2011 1:45am

ontheditch wrote: »

Indoor Hurleys folks..

I'm looking to get a good batch for the club, have exhausted Google. We currently have Curran hurleys, but i personally dont like them and think they are a waste of time. O Neills do a really good indoor Hurley with grip on it and ash coloured rubber bas, but they dont do them below 28".
Has anyone got good indoor hurleys and if so, from where??

Sound..

Would like to know what you found about them that you didn't like....
We ordered a couple of dozen mixed sizes from Curran Hurling about three years ago and they had them shipped over to us within the week, We are still playing during the winter months at our local club in Paris and have really helped us upt our game and skills, really they are putting the fun back into hurling.. well done Curran Hurling for coming up with such an inventive product, the surrounding clubs are now copping on to how we have improved and they will also be playing withthe Curran Undoor Hurley so we are looking to set up an Indoor tournament.....we can now play camogie allyear

camogiegal01 · 02-11-2011 1:55am

Just ordered dozen Indoor Hurls from Peter and so have decided to give him a plugg, only after replying to ontheditch looking for indoor hurls But Curran Hurleys have been handmaking Ash hurleys in Mullingar since the early 1980's and Peter Curran also invented the Indoor Hurl and Indoor Sliotar and also holds the patent on the Indoor Hurl, which I didn't know until I rang him to order and got the full history nearly of the GAA, lovely man, well done and thank you Peter for ensuring we don't have to brave the cold weather outdoors and even muckier pitches
Peter Curran (00353) 044 9372218, inventor of the Indoor Hurl and ball back in early 1990's
www.curranhurling.com

pmy.murphy · 05-11-2011 12:24am

Star in kilkenny, o briens in tipperary and tom murphy in kilkenny are the best hurley makers around

kildare9 · 07-11-2011 12:13am

hupskip wrote: »

What do people think of Bourke hurleys in Borrisoleigh?

Got one off our club there about a month ago, no complaints, fine hurl.

ontheditch2 · 20-01-2012 5:02pm

camogiegal01 wrote: »

Would like to know what you found about them that you didn't like....

I just found that the smaller the hurley, the more susceptible it was to break. The Bas has broke on nearly all of the last batch we got. They do get stronger as the size of the hurley increases, so thats why you never would of had a problem. The 26" hurleys were poor, 28" were better and the 30"/32" were grand.

Mac Uilis · 03-04-2013 2:00am

Does anyone know what David Moran from Rathdrum in Wicklow is like?

rufty · 03-04-2013 5:12pm

In the Clare area look up Noel Whelan hurleys. Greta weight and balance to them and they simply do not break. Great job, especially for a wing-back like myself.

Kerrydude1981 · 03-04-2013 9:23pm

rufty wrote: »

In the Clare area look up Noel Whelan hurleys. Greta weight and balance to them and they simply do not break. Great job, especially for a wing-back like myself.

Noel Whelan,I remember he play he played with the Kerry Hurlers during his time in The Kingdom,is he long in the hurley making business?

rufty · 04-04-2013 12:13am

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Noel Whelan,I remember he play he played with the Kerry Hurlers during his time in The Kingdom,is he long in the hurley making business?

This fella is from Ennis. About 26 years old yeah? He's doing them a wee few years now. Very good quality.

malascoile · 05-04-2013 10:32am

Treacy Hurleys from Killeagh Co. Cork is very good. He does the cork and kilkenny shape.

limerick1887 · 12-05-2013 12:04pm

Can someone please name all the makers in Limerick and their contact info

tfitzgerald · 12-05-2013 12:12pm

Dalys in limerick. 061393941. Make good hurleys most of the senior limerick team use him. His web site is teamcarflagireland.com

DamonBoyle · 19-05-2013 8:43am

Canning Hurls down in Galway are brilliant! Have 1 myself and 3 of my mates have them too. Great hurls!

Smith614 · 22-05-2013 9:24pm

Easily fooled lads, a lot of names above are imported hurleys from Eastern Europe.

limerick1887 · 23-05-2013 6:41pm

Smith614 wrote: »

Easily fooled lads, a lot of names above are imported hurleys from Eastern Europe.

We all knew that

limerick1887 · 25-05-2013 10:32am

What hurleys are best for striking

backgreen · 25-05-2013 8:53pm

handcrafthurleys.com....was on the dragons den last year

Smith614 · 25-05-2013 10:09pm

backgreen wrote: »

handcrafthurleys.com....was on the dragons den last year

Might as well buy in Elverys.

Squidgy Black · 27-05-2013 2:21pm

Smith614 wrote: »

Might as well buy in Elverys.

Not at all. You're paying through the nose alright, but you're getting decent enough hurls from decent makers, just buying through a middle man. He has a van that goes to clubs sometimes, he was down in St.Vincents in Dublin and I had a look at a few of the sticks.

The ones in Elverys are just planks of ****e that Torpey threw through a machine and stamped.

Smith614 · 27-05-2013 9:22pm

stetyrrell wrote: »

Not at all. You're paying through the nose alright, but you're getting decent enough hurls from decent makers, just buying through a middle man. He has a van that goes to clubs sometimes, he was down in St.Vincents in Dublin and I had a look at a few of the sticks.

The ones in Elverys are just planks of ****e that Torpey threw through a machine and stamped.

Makers are delighted to off load their 2nds to him. Go direct to the manufacturer and save a fortune. My club bargained with 2 suppliers in march and got superb deal for the yr.

limerick1887 · 26-06-2013 10:58pm

Can someone tell me where I can get a hurley that is light,class for long pucks,strong,small handle,big bas,thin and good for striking(nobody say Cúltecs)

tfitzgerald · 26-06-2013 11:43pm

limerick1887 wrote: »

Can someone tell me where I can get a hurley that is light,class for long pucks,strong,small handle,big bas,thin and good for striking(nobody say Cúltecs)

See post 76.

cart man · 18-08-2018 8:59am

Can anyone vouch for the quality of Lordan Hurls, Belgooly?

obi604 · 10-01-2021 1:15pm

Submara wrote: »

For anybody interested, here is a list of hurl makers in Galway. At the moment, there are quite a lot of hurl makers in Galway. I've listed below all the makers that I know of and heard about (some details might be incorrect, see question marks). I haven't included contact details but these can be found by searching the phone book or using any of the numerous online search engines
Dunne Hurls, Eyrecourt

Tom Joe Larkin, Killimor

Philip Larkin, Loughrea

McKeigue, Kiltormer ?

Tony Ward, New Inn

Kevin Molloy, Kilnadeema

Paddy O'Dea, Ardrahan

Seamus Canning, Mullagh

Higgins, Sylane/Corofin?

Tony Keady, Oranmore

Johnny Kelly, Portumna

John Clancy, Beagh/Tubber

Heffernan, Rahoon ?

In my opinion of all the makers in Co.Galway, Paddy O'Dea's hurls are the best. They have the classical Galway pattern with a very rounded bos. Quite a few of the county players use O'Dea hurls such as Farragher, O. Canning, Burke, Barry, Lynch, Moore, Collins, Harte and Callinan.

There are good reports doing the rounds about Molloy & Dunne hurls. The Molloy hurls are very similar to Paddy O'Dea's.
Philip Larkin hurls are well finished but they are very like the O'Connor hurl from Cork. TJ Larkin's hurls have good ash but the finish isn't the best. Finally, Seamus Canning's hurls have a good reputation and are used by his brother Joe.

Overall, everybody has their own opinion on who makes the worst/best hurl. You just have to try them all and find one which you like.

I know this is a really old thread. But does anyone know if Rabbitte in Galway is still making hurls. Think he used to make them for Jason Flynn. I believe he is up around Clarinbridge.

obi604 · 12-01-2021 12:27am

obi604 wrote: »

I know this is a really old thread. But does anyone know if Rabbitte in Galway is still making hurls. Think he used to make them for Jason Flynn. I believe he is up around Clarinbridge.

Bump

greenspurs · 12-01-2021 9:39am

Falconers in Kilkenny .

Nice ash.

obi604 · 16-01-2021 10:31am

obi604 wrote: »

I know this is a really old thread. But does anyone know if Rabbitte in Galway is still making hurls. Think he used to make them for Jason Flynn. I believe he is up around Clarinbridge.

Any thoughts on this?

benji79 · 16-01-2021 10:36am

obi604 wrote: »

Any thoughts on this?

Im not certain but don’t think they’re around anymore

obi604 · 16-01-2021 10:40am

benji79 wrote: »

Im not certain but don’t think they’re around anymore

Ah ok. Pity, seemed to have some nice hurls.

obi604 · 16-01-2021 11:55pm

obi604 wrote: »

Ah ok. Pity, seemed to have some nice hurls.

Any other lad around Galway make similar hurls?

Hurley makers....

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