Results
Place | Hurler | County | Pocs |
1 | Brendan Cummins | Tipperary | 51 |
2 | Graham Clarke | Down | 55 |
3 | James Skahill | Galway | 57 |
4 | Gerry Fallon | Roscommon | 57 |
5 | Cillian Kelly | Offaly | 59 |
6 | Eoin Reilly | Laois | 59 |
7 | Andrew Fahey | Clare | 60 |
8 | Stevie Brenner | Waterford | 61 |
9 | Donal Og Cusack | Cork | 61 |
10 | Sean McBride | Derry | 61 |
11 | Patrick McKillon | Tyrone | 61 |
12 | Colm Callanan | Galway | 66 |
Report
Brendan Cummins of Tipperary won the GAA Poc Fada Hurling All-Ireland Championships in 2013 with a score of 51 pocs. Graeme Clark of Co. Down was second on 55, and James Skahill of Galway came third on 57 pocs. It was Brendan Cummins’ seventh All-Ireland Poc Fada title.
About GAA Poc Fada
An Poc Fada – ‘the Long Puck’ is a Gaelic Game where players use a Hurley to hit a Sliotar (ball) up the side of a mountain and down the other side in as few pucks or shots as possible.
The sport would have a similar origin to the Scottish Game of Golf. It is mentioned in the myths and legends of Ireland, when Setanta took his Hurley / Hurl and hit his Sliotar all the way from Co Louth to Co. Armagh in one go. The All-Ireland Poc Fada Championships have taken place in the Cooley Mountains in Co. Louth since 1961 in commemoration of the legendary feat.
References
Logos
[1] GAA Poc Fada Twitter Account (2018) GAA Poc Fada Logo [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/975524662636613632/-7z4rlL3_400x400.jpg [Accessed 9 June 2018]
Social Media
[2] An Poc Fada (2013) – All Ireland Poc Fada Championships Results 2013 [Internet] Available from: http://www.anpocfada.net/index.php/poc-fada-results.html [Accessed 1 September 2017]
Images
[3] All Ireland Poc Fada Championships (2013) Photo, August 5, 2013 – with Brendan Cummins [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/AllIrelandPocFadaChampionships/photos/a.542638972469083/542675055798808 [Accessed 21 November 2020]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Tom Dunne, Kilkenny
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Researched, Compiled and Written by Enda Mulcahy for the
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Last Updated: 21 November 2020
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