Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition in the province of Leinster, and has been contested every year since the 1888 championship.
Michael Collins speaking to the Kilkenny team before the 1921 Leinster final at Croke Park
Kilkenny hurling team c. 1923
The "old" Bob O'Keeffe Cup, retired in 2005
Unknown Kilkenny hurler, c. 1923
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of players and much terminology. The same game played by women is called camogie, which shares a common Gaelic root.
82,001 people at the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final between Kilkenny and Tipperary at Croke Park in Dublin
Irish Lissarulla hurling sliotar
A club hurling match in play
A standard hurling helmet