hurling

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St Mary's Maguiresbridge Gaelic Football Club and St Patrick's Hurling Club Lisbellaw described them as "active and beloved" members of their organisations.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025

US poet Sally Wen Mao attends to the enigma in her poem Hurling A Durian.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2024

Hurling tortillas at floats and marchers is a mainstay of Pasadena’s Doo Dah Parade, the anarchic step-cousin to the dowdy Tournament of Roses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2021

The Fenway field will be scrubbed of the football markings for an Irish hurling tournament, the Fenway Hurling Classic.

From Washington Times • Nov. 17, 2018

“We’ve checked for most of the usual curses, but Professor Flitwick believes the broom might be carrying a Hurling Hex. I shall tell you once we’ve finished checking it. Now, please stop badgering me.”

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling