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Shinty. Players from both sports have played a compromise game, taking rules from both to enable them to play matches against each other.
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What is Ancient Gaelic game similar to hockey or shinty?
Hurling
Which ball and stick game similar to hockey is played in Scotland?
Shinty.
Who were the first people to invent hurling?
Hurling is mentioned in Manuscripts dating back to the twelfth century in Ireland a game similar to Hurling is played in scotland its called Shinty . The First rules and Organisation of the Game took place in 1888 in Ireland, The Organisation is called The Gaelic Athletic Association or GAA
What is the name of simple form of hockey in Scotland?
Shinty is the game.
Which Irish sport has close links to the Scottish game Shinty?
Hurling. It is believed Shinty originated from Hurling, after Irish people moved to Scotland. The games have similarities and matches with a compromise set of rules are played between Shinty teams and Hurling teams.
What is the duration of a game of Shinty?
90 minutes, played in two 45 minute halves.
Is Shinty an invasion game?
Yes. The idea is to score goals and prevent the other team from scoring.
What stange sporting activity was held in the north of Scotland?
Shinty - A form of field hockey, but the sticks are allowed to be raised above waist level. This makes shinty a much more dangerous game than normal hockey.
Is Shinty a skin disease or a Scottish game?
It is a Scottish sport, played with a stick and ball, a bit like hockey.
Which ancient culture played a game similar to basketball called ollamalitzli?
The Aztecs
What was the sport of hockey orignally called?
Hockey resembles the old Scottish sport of shinty and many called the game shinny.
What is the game beginning with s resembling hockey?
Shinny. No goalies, no (or limited) hitting. Sometimes on skates, sometimes on streets.
