Triviola? On Friday?

Re: Triviola? On Friday?

Can't do it in Missouri today - it's not cold enough. Although we do have plenty of granite.

Fred

Cool and cloudy in eastern MO.

Nope, not what I'm after.

Re: Nope, not what I'm after.

Suggest you make a clean sweep of it and take along a broom.

Thinking not so much about the cold as ...

I think curling has a hurler, but hurling is like hockey without the ice -- in fact out here in the east it's called field hockey ;-)

-r

Re: Thinking not so much about the cold as ...

sorry -- the implement would definitely be made of ash!

Re: Thinking not so much about the cold as ...

Randy is headed in the right direction. Hurling is kind of a cross between field hockey, baseball, lacrosse and rugby. A rough game using a stick with a curved blade and a ball similar to an American baseball. The ball can be carried on the stick or hit in the air with it. Very popular in Ireland, hence the offering for today.

Happy St Patty's to all!!

Now you are on the right track!

Erin go Braugh!! The Answer

Sorry to post the answer so soon but I'll be away from my computer for the rest of the day...maybe even tipping a pint or two.

A shillelagh is a wooden walking stick or club. This Irish word means "oak club" and the walking sticks originated from an old oak forest called Shillelagh. Irish people enjoy having their own "sprig of shillelagh" and they often tie green ribbons around the shillelaghs. Sometimes the shillelaghs are used for a traditional Irish game called hurling. This game which uses a ball and stick is like a combination of lacrosse and field hockey. The Gaelic name for this sport is iomain and it is rarely played outside of Ireland. Unfortunately the original Shillelagh forest was cut down by the timber industry.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Tommy, wearing the green and tipping my cap to my kin in County Fermanagh.