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Sport in Limerick: The Garryowen
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Even more than most of Ireland, Limerick seems obsessed with sport; horse racing, hurling, gaelic football, soccer and rugby are all avidly followed, and hurling and rugby have particularly strong local traditions. In rugby, the region has passed into immortality with the invention of the
Garryowen
- named after a district of Limerick city which also lent its name to one of Ireland's finest rugby clubs. The move, a high kick upfield pursued by a charging team who hope to hit the opposition as they catch the ball, the equivalent of Rugby League's "up-and-under", is said to have been invented here in the 1920s. Other useful information
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