Cornish hurling
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Hurling is an outdoor team game played only in Cornwall, England, played with a small silver ball. While the sport shares its name with the Irish game of hurling, the two sports are completely differe
Hurling balls in Truro Museum
Hurling ball used at Truro
The Town Goal
The Country Goal, with milestone behind
Cnapan
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Cnapan is a Welsh form of Celtic medieval football. The game originated in, and seems to have remained largely confined to, the western counties of Wales, especially Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pe
Cornish hurling
…at the high dounes the 10th day of August". This is the only recorded death of a player during a hurling match. Hurling is very similar to the game of cnapan; a form of medieval football played until the nineteenth century in the southwestern counties of Wales, especially Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and…
Youths playing ball depicted on a medieval misericord at Gloucester Cathedral