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  1. yorkshirehornet

    yorkshirehornet Well-Known Member

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    erm... is this a ball sport....?
    or one with sticks?
     
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  2. Bolton's Boots

    Bolton's Boots Well-Known Member

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    Joking aside, it is a ball sport...
     
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  3. yorkshirehornet

    yorkshirehornet Well-Known Member

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    I have no idea..
    Is there a Spanish theme at all?
    Is it some form of polo?
     
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  4. Bolton's Boots

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    No - neither polo nor Spanish - although the word does have a different meaning in Moorish Spain.
    It's a traditional name for a couple of sports, but is still used to refer to the most popular sport in parts of a country very, very close to here. The word also translates as 'testicle'...
     
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  5. yorkshirehornet

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    is it british isles???
     
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  6. Bolton's Boots

    Bolton's Boots Well-Known Member

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    I'd say reluctantly - it is one of the two main islands.
     
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  7. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    So, Dr.. Watson I would say that if we knew the Gaelic/Welsh or Cornish (Manx) words for a testicle we could be moving in the right direction <confused>
     
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  8. Bolton's Boots

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    Coincidentally, one's testicles are close to one's Erse...
     
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  9. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    The Erse is also a river in Germany <laugh>
     
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  10. Bolton's Boots

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    That could provide a handy trade route next year...
     
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  11. yorkshirehornet

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    testicle n.f kell, kellow, kellyow, diwgell
    bull n.m tarow, terewi
    Manx
     
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  12. Bolton's Boots

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    No, not Manx. Erse is the dated name of the language in question...
     
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  13. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    So it's probably Irish Gaelic but I'm still no wiser.
     
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  14. yorkshirehornet

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    Is it tossing the caber?
     
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  15. Bolton's Boots

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    I'm not sure that qualifies as a ball sport - and Erse speakers aren't known for caber tossing either.

    It's one of the very few amateur sports left - is probably the most popular sport in its country, watched by crowds of up to 80,000.

    I used to watch in Watford when it was played at Oxhey Park - although that was around 40 years ago & may not happen anymore.
     
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  16. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    Obviously Irish so I would guess at Hurling (or rather the Gaelic word for it).
     
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    No - Hurling is a stick sport...
     
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    Garlic football?
     
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  19. colognehornet

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    What's Garlic Football <laugh> ? Is it the equivalent of kicking onions around ?
     
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  20. Bolton's Boots

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    I'll give you the benefit of the typo...
    Gaelic football is still referred to as Caid in parts of Ireland - and Caid translates as testicle or scrotum of the bull.
    Over to you.
     
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