Hurling (Irish: Iománaíocht/Iomáint), the Gaelic sport, is a prominent feature in popular culture.
Hurling and Hollywood have long been linked.
[1] Several awards have resulted from the depiction of hurling in film, including the Palme d'Or and several Academy Award nominations: Picabia at the wheel of a Bugatti,The horn's bulb to his painterly right hand,Peaked cap reversed like any Kerry hurler.Strange opposites, but both suffering myths.And this was nearer than the Kerry hurlers,A strapped down bonnet and the dream of bootingRound Brooklands or along the Great North Road.
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