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196 over Ireland, the ancient games have been revived; and now there is a hurling club in almost every parish in Ireland.

Tailten and Carman (now Wexford, or near the present town of Wexford) were the two principal places in ancient Ireland most celebrated for games.

Hurling, iomain (pronounced imman), was the great out-door game of the ancient Irish, Iomanuïdhe pronounced iomawnee) was the hurler, or driver; for it signifies that, also. The goal was called baire (pronounced as spelled). The hurl