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> Blas, for those of you not from the West of Ireland, is the polish a hurley gets from the sliothar when used by a player of unusual skill, a patina on the sur
by chbarts 16y ago
> Blas, for those of you not from the West of Ireland, is the polish a hurley gets from the sliothar when used by a player of unusual skill, a patina on the surface of the wood testifying to the depth of talent of the player that had used the stick.
Now, how about explaining this for those poor benighted souls who speak English?
- SeamusBrady 16y agoI am Irish too :) Hurling is a popular native ball sport in Ireland which involves two teams playing against each other with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliothar. Think of it as ice hockey without ice / skates and the sliothar instead of a puck. A wee bit of violence and tribalism are also as big part of the game, as in ice hockey...
- beilabs 16y agoSeamus? Who worked in Arvato?
- beilabs 16y agoHard to explain, better to watch! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmzivRetelE&feature=fvw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmzivRetelE&feature=fvw
- dc2k08 16y agoBlas is the Irish word for 'taste'. A hurley stick develops a 'taste for the ball' in the hands of good player. Supposedly the tough leather ball (sliothar) hitting the soft ash wood creates a sort of sheen over time when done right. The stick becomes tempered. Tom's allegory is that Cpedia has not yet had the time to develop 'a taste for the ball'.