Hurling

The Geelong Gaels was founded in 1952 by a collection of Irish employees from the Shell refinery and fielded teams in both Gaelic Football and Hurling.

We are very excited to welcome the Geelong Gaels to the Festival this year! The Club will be playing and demonstrating Hurling, an ancient Celtic game played in Ireland for at least 3,000 years in some form.

FUN FACT:

On 12 March 1863, there was a meeting to choose a Geelong team for a game of Hurling on St. Patrick's Day against a country team. It was then a list of 6 rules that were proposed and seconded at the meeting.

While the first literary reference to the sport dates back to 1272 BC, the Geelong Rules appear to be the oldest known published set of rules for the game of Hurling, and they will be 160 years old in 2023.

We are going to celebrate this anniversary at the Festival with a Come and Try It session, a Grasshoppers Game, and a Poc Fada Comp.

2023 Schedule - Sunday

10:30 AM - Hurling Parade, Rotuna

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM - Grasshoppers Game, Pitch 2

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM - Come and Try It, Pitch 1

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM - Poc Fada, Pitch 3