In this article by Colm Moriarty, he discusses the history of the amazing game of hurling, the fastest field game in the world! It appears that originally there was a northern and southern form of hurling, which were combined to make our modern day hurling. There’s even a representation of a curved stick and a ball believed to be on two high crosses in Kells and Monsterboice.
Read the full article here: The history of hurling