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Thread #10313 Message #1368850
Posted By: Brían
01-Jan-05 - 02:32 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Clun Malla (Cluain Meala, field of honey)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Clun Malla (Cluain Meala, field of honey)
A hurley is a stick made of ash used for knocking a ball about. Some may remember the character Dónal from the B,B.C. series Ballykissangel using one to knock a golf ball on the green instead of a driver. I believe the word originates from the Irish word tuirling, to descend, alight.