Abstract
Hurling was an early example of transnational sport, in the context of Irish sport. It was a means by which Irish emigrants maintained a cultural bond with their homeland. Hurling in Australia, as popularised by the emerging Irish communities, was an instrument of identity. If these new, colonial Irish were playing hurling in the antipodean lands, then it follows that the game was not in total freefall in Ireland. Yet, the story of hurling among the Australian Irish is akin to that of a reclusive ancestor. Hurling narratives have not countenanced the potential of its worth. Hurling in Australia, in the era before the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association, in Thurles in 1884, had codification, structure and competition, however limited the player base was. The untold story of hurling in Australia has a historic significance for both the nascent Gaelic association and the transnational appeal of sport across two continents.
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