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1772.1 Irish soldiers play Hurling in NYC
Game:
Age of Players:
"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"
Year
1772