Ireland v Scotland 2010
| Date | Location | Home | Away | ||
| 30.10.10 | Croke Park | Ireland | 2-16 (22) | Scotland | 2-17 (23) |
| 13.11.10 | Bught Park | Scotland | Ireland |
[1]
Ireland v Scotland 2011
| Date | Location | Home | Away | ||
| 2011 | |||||
| 2011 | Athy, Kildare | Ireland | 1-16 (19) | Scotland | 2-8 (14) |
| 29.10.11 | Bught Park | Scotland | 1-11 (14) | Ireland | 2-9 (15) |
| Ireland won series 34-28 on aggregate |
[2]
Ireland v Scotland 2012
| Date | Location | Home | Away | ||
| 20.10.12 | Bught Park | Scotland | 2-9 (19) | Ireland | 3-10 (25) |
| 27.10.12 | Cusack Park | Ireland | 8-11 (51) | Scotland | 4-3 (23) |
| Ireland won series 76-42 on aggregate |
[3][4]
Ireland v Scotland 2013
| Date | Location | Home | Away | ||
| 26.10.13 | Croke Park | Ireland | 4-12 (24) | Scotland | 2-12 (18) |
| 02.11.13 | Bught Park | Scotland | 0-14 (14) | Ireland | 1-15 (18) |
| Ireland won series 36-32 on aggregate |
[5][6]
Ireland v Scotland 2014
| Date | Location | Home | Away | ||
| 18.10.14 | Bught Park | Scotland | 3-14 (23) | Ireland | 2-8 (14) |
| 25.10.14 | Pairc Esler | Ireland | 2-18 (24) | Scotland | 0-8 (8) |
| Ireland won series 38-31 on aggregate |
[7][8]
Ireland v Scotland 2015
| Date | Location | Home | Away | ||
| 24.10.15 | Bught Park | Scotland | 3-15 (24) | Ireland | 2-8 (14) |
| 21.11.15 | Croke Park | Ireland | 2-1-8 (16) | Scotland | 2-4-0 (14) |
| Scotland won series 38-30 on aggregate |
[9][10]
Venues
| Venue | Location |
| Bught Park | Inverness, Highlands, Scotland |
| Croke Park | Dublin, Ireland |
| Cusack Park | Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland |
| Pairc Esler | Newry, Co. Down, Ireland |
| Fort William | Highlands, Scotland |
| Athy | Co. Kildare, Ireland |
| Ratoath | Co. Meath, Ireland |
Report
The first Hurling-Shinty International Rules match was played back in 1897 in Glasgow between Cowal (Scotland) and Celtic (Dublin). [1]
There have been regular Internationals between Ireland and Scotland since 2000.
Shinty is very similar to Hurling and the two games would have the same Gaelic Celtic origin with Shinty most popular in Gaelic Scots part of Scotland, particularly the Highlands. The game, however, does not include over-the-bar points, only goals and there is less play in the air than in Hurling.
The scoring system is three points for a goal and one for a point (over-the-bar). In 2012 an experimental scoring system was used whereby a goal was worth 5 points. From 2000-2003 a scoring system was employed whereby a goal was worth 6 points, an ‘over’ 3 points, and a ‘behind’ (a score into posts either side of the two main posts) 1 point.
13-a-side or 14-a-side have both been employed, halfway between Hurling’s 15-a-side and Shinty’s 12-a-side. Bot teams play with their own sticks, so it is a game played with two different sets of equipment.
In 2010 the series became a home-and-away series with the aggregate score over two legs deciding the winners. During this period Ireland won from 2011-2014, though the series reverted to a single game in 2016
References
Sources
[1] (2010) “Dooley hails Scottish ground skills as Ireland edged out”. Irish Independent. Monday, November 1, 2010. p. 42-43.
Past copies of the Irish Independent and Nenagh Guardian can be found at the Irish Newspaper Archive which is a subscription service: http://www.irishnewsarchive.com
Websites
[1] Gaelic Athletic Association (2010) Scots draw first blood in Hurling-Shinty International [Internet] Available from: http://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/scots-draw-first-blood-hurling-shinty-international/ [Accessed 28 October 2016]
[2] Gaelic Athletic Association (2011) Ireland win Hurling/Shinty series [Internet] Available from: http://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/ireland-win-hurling-shinty-series/ [Accessed 28 October 2016]
[3] Gaelic Athletic Association (2012) Horgan leads Ireland to Victory despite late stumble [Internet] Available from: http://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/horgan-leads-ireland-victory-despite-late-stumble/ [Accessed 28 October 2016]
[4] Gaelic Athletic Association (2012) Ireland ease to comfortable series win [Internet] Available from: http://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/ireland-ease-comfortable-series-win/ [Accessed 28 October 2016]
[5] Gaelic Athletic Association (2013) Ireland win Hurling-Shinty first test [Internet] Available from: http://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/ireland-win-hurling-shinty-first-test/ [Accessed 28 October 2016]
[6] Gaelic Athletic Association (2013) Ireland claim Hurling-Shinty series [Internet] Available from: http://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/ireland-claim-hurling-shinty-series/ [Accessed 28 October 2016]
[7] Gaelic Athletic Association (2014) Shinty/Hurling: Bartlett seals fine win for Scots [Internet] Available from: http://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/shinty-hurling-bartlett-seals-fine-win-for-scots-112204/ [Accessed 28 October 2016]
[8] Gaelic Athletic Association (2014) Price stars as Ireland fight back to retain series [Internet] Available from: http://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/price-stars-ireland-fight-back-retain-series-112167/ [Accessed 28 October 2016]
[9] Gaelic Athletic Association (2015) Hurling/Shinty: Scotland too good in first test [Internet] Available from: http://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/hurling-shinty-scotland-too-good-first-test-109936/ [Accessed 28 October 2016]
[10] Gaelic Athletic Association (2015) Ireland finish strongly to claim Hurling-Shinty win [Internet] Available from: http://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/ireland-finish-strongly-claim-hurling-shinty-win-109794/ [Accessed 28 October 2016]
Images
[11] Donegal Daily (2017) GAA Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.donegaldaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gaa-logo.png [Accessed 2 December 2017]
[12] Camanachd Association (2017) Camanachd Association Logo [Internet] https://www.shinty.com/uploads/news-images/_w800fit/camanach-logo-wide.jpg [Accessed 9 March 2018]
[13] Picture Credit: INVERNESS CITY, SCOTLAND – 18 OCTOBER 2014: This is a scene from within the International Shinty-Hurling match between Scotland and Eire at Bught Park, Inverness, Scotland on 18 October, 2014. By JASPERIMAGE / shutterstock.com [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/inverness-city-scotland-18-october-2014-225347293 [Accessed 2 June 2021]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Conor Connolly-Mulcahy & Dara Conolly-Mulcahy
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