Thughrrless
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A town in Tipperary where the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) was founded. A billion years ago a herd of leprechauns started belting their conkers around with shillelaghs. The game of hurling was born. Celtic legends speak of a demi-god, who could shoot a sliothar into an unsuspecting creature's orifice from 100 yards. Mortals, in remembrance, created the modern game of hurlin', however, in the modern game, the orifice is represented by the cúl (Gaelic for arse), which is several metres wide to cater for the clumsiness of man. There is also a game called 'bogball' which was invented by the 'Fir Bolg' (Gaelic for belly men). A sheep's stomach (bolg) was inflated and the savages fought over it sending it into the air. The one with the foremost aerial prowess invariably won the bolg and ate it with milk and onions. Over the years, bolg has evolved into bog because of the numerous bogs in the counties that re-enact this strange ritual.
Greetings from the drawing room. Would you like me to translate 'Thughrrless' in use for you?
We are off to Thurles for the hurling, where it all began.