Results
| Date | Venue | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| 1988 | Bught Park | Scotland | 4 | Ireland | 6 |
| 1989 | Croke Park | Ireland | 4 | Scotland | 5 |
| 1990 | Bught Park | Scotland | 5 | Ireland | 3 |
| 1991 | Pairc an Gael | Ireland | 6 | Scotland | 6 |
| 1992 | Bught Park | Scotland | 3 | Ireland | 6 |
| 1993 | Bught Park | Scotland | 4 | Ireland | 2 |
| 1994 | Athenry | Ireland | 3 | Scotland | 3 |
| 1995 | Fort William | Scotland | 5 | Ireland | 4 |
| 1996 | Clare | Ireland | 0-10 (10) | Scotland | 3-8 (17) |
| 1997 | Croke Park | Ireland | 1-9 (12) | Scotland | 3-8 (17) |
| 1998 | Scotland | 0-12 (12) | Ireland | 0-7 (7) | |
| 1999 | Scotland | 3-6 (15) | Ireland | 2-1 (7) |
Reference: [1][2][3]
Report
The Hurling-Shinty International Series between Ireland and Scotland, which had been discontinued in 1980, was revived in 1988. The first five encounters were fairly evenly matched, and Ireland split the series 2-2 with Scotland, with one drawn match.
From then on Scotland took over, winning 6 of the next seven encounters, with one tie, despite the scoring system changing from goals only to goals (3 Points) and overs (1 point) in 1996, which should have given Ireland an advantage as the Scottish game is played mostly on the gounnd with no overs. It was said in one report in the Irish Independent in 1999, that the Irish failed to care enough. With a new millennium dawning a new approach was necessary from Ireland, it was said.
Venues
| Venue | Location |
| Athenry | Co. Galway, Ireland |
| Bught Park | Inverness, Highlands, Scotland |
| Croke Park | Dublin, Ireland |
| Clare | Ireland |
| Fort William | Highlands, Scotland |
| Pairc an Gael | Limerick, Ireland |
References:
Sources
[1] Anon. (1998) “The series, the results”. Kilkenny People, Friday, March 13, 1998. pg. 42.
[2] Anon. (1998) “All The Results”. Kilkenny People. Friday, March 20, 1998. pg. 17.
[3] Anon. (1999) “Irish fail to care enough”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 15, 1999. Pg, 46.
Copies of the Irish Independent & Kilkenny People are available to view online at http://www.irishnewsarchive.com which is a subscription service.
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Conor Connolly-Mulcahy & Dara Conolly-Mulcahy
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