1772.1

Irish soldiers play Hurling in NYC

Salience	Noteworthy
Tags
Location
City/State/Country:	New York, NY, United States
Modern Address
Game	HurlingHurling
Immediacy of Report	Retrospective
Age of Players	UnknownUnknown
Holiday
Notables
Text	"If the Hurling Classic is new to New York City, the game certainly is not. Hurling was recorded as far back as 1772, brought by Irish soldiers in the British Army. There was even an early form of "Ice Hurling" played on Collect Pond, where Chinatown is now located. As the Irish poured into America in the wake of the famine, the sport became an important part of Irish-American life. New York's Irish Hurling and Football Club was established in 1857, and clubs were soon set up from Boston to San Francisco." A Hurling Club was established in San Francisco in 1853. See Redmond, p. 288.
Sources	https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50395910 See also Redmond, "The Irish and the Making of American Sport, 1835-1920"
Warning
Comment	Edit with form to add a comment
Query	Edit with form to add a query
Source Image	[[Image:\|left\|thumb]]
External Number
Submitted by	Bruce Allardice
Submission Note
Has Supplemental Text

Comments