1. VSK English-Shinty/Hurling shinty. by Per G Olsson. shinty is played by about 40 clubs, mainlyin the Scotish Highlands. When the rules of shinty were http://www.users.wineasy.se/jonte/vsk/shinty.htm

Shinty by Per G Olsson Shinty is played by about 40 clubs, mainly in the Scotish Highlands. When the rules of Shinty were getting formalised there was a long-going feud over if Shinty should be played in kilts or not (modern shinty isn't) and if gaelic should be the only language allowed. After these differences were sorted out, the sport got more unified and organised in the late 19th century and the oldest trophy still contested is the Camanachd (Gaelic for Shinty) Association Challange Cup, which Kingussie was the first to win in 1896. A few clubs have dominated Shinty in it's 100+ history: Newtonmore, Kyles Athletic and Kingussie have won over two-thirds of the finals. The similarity of Shinty to Bandy and Hurling is obvious, the grass pitch is similar to that of Hurling and larger than that of Bandy: 130-155m by 65-70m and the goals are much larger than Bandy goals: 3.66m wide and 3.05m high. Shinty is played by twelve players compared to the eleven of Bandy. Corners are taken like in Football, the off-side rule is identical to that of Hurling, i.e. no attacking player is allowed enter the goal area (ten yard area) before the ball, goals are counted as in Bandy and Football, with which Shinty also share the duration of play (2x45 mins). There is no rule against high sticks like the one in Bandy.

2. Newtonmore Camanachd Club - Shinty's Finest Newtonmore Camanachd Club Scotland's Greatest shinty Club find information about the sport of shinty, a potted history of Newtonmore's shinty tradition, a page of http://www.newtonmore.com/shinty

EXCHANGE RATE Weather in Aviemore click for details Winners Business Section Commended Commended - Web Site Newtonmore Camanachd Club A Proud Tradition - A Peerless History SHINTY - SPORT OF THE GAEL Here you will find information about the sport of shinty, a potted history of Newtonmore's Shinty tradition, a page of latest results and fixtures, contacts, pictures and links to other shinty related sites. We hope you find this site useful and if this is your first contact with the sport of shinty, we hope you will be encouraged to discover more - maybe even to come and watch a game! Click on the play button to hear the first verse of 'Heiland Shinty', sung by Scotia's Hardy Sons © Kelvin Records by kind permission of Andy Ramage Emblaze Audio Contacts The Sport of Shinty Club History Latest results and fixtures direct from the Camanachd Association Site ... Back to Sports Clubs

3. Northern California Camanachd Club the online presence of the northern california camanachd club, playing the scottish sport of shinty Camanachd, also known as shinty, has been played in the Highlands of Scotland for over 2000 years is believed to have evolved from shinty. shinty played properly is more aerial http://www.foundrysite.com/shinty

WELCOME TO THE HOMEPAGE OF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CAMANACHD CLUB CLUB SCHEDULE - the NCCC practice/match schedule THE NCCC - the who, what, and why about the NCCC PHOTOS - the NCCC photo archive RULES - a brief overview of shinty rules SHINTY EQUIPMENT - a closer look at camans and balls A HISTORY OF SHINTY - background on this Scottish sport LINKS - find other shinty websites NEWS - the latest NCCC information Camanachd, also known as Shinty, has been played in the Highlands of Scotland for over 2000 years. It's a game of the stick and ball variety, similar to Field Hockey and Irish Hurling. There is also a similarity to Golf, in fact Golf is believed to have evolved from Shinty. Shinty played properly is more aerial than Field Hockey due to the wedge-shaped head of the Shinty Stick (called Caman in Scots Gaelic). We are mostly beginning level players of various ages, however we also have an experienced player from Scotland among our members. So far we are mainly in the San Francisco Bay Area, with teams forming in the South Bay and the East Bay. Loaner equipment is available. Please feel free to email us for more information and/or join our mailing list by visiting our NCCC Yahoo Group page . Please look around while you are here and remember, you can always return to this page by clicking on the NCCC logo at the top left.

4. Official Web Of The Camanachd Association - Home Page The Official Website of the Camanachd Association,ruling body of the sport of shinty. http://shinty.com/

THE CAMANACHD ASSOCIATION - In Gaelic Comunn na Camanachd - is the ruling body of the ancient and unique stick sport of shinty in its modern dynamic form. It is played particularly in the areas of Scotland related to the Gaelic population as well as in the cities and the universities of the nation. The object of the Association is to foster and develop the national game sustaining the recreational traditions of skill, courage and stamina dating back over countless generations to the earliest roots of the Celtic race. Visit our new website that deals specifically with the Youth game - http://www.shintyyoz.com Camanachd Association AGM 2004 - The Camanachd Association is holding its AGM on Friday May 21st at the Milton Hotel, Fort William at 7.30pm. All members are welcome to attend. In response to the interest expressed by a number of people in the AGM business you can now view the agenda and supporting documents on line - click here or alternatively you can download the entire document which can then be printed off-site - click here Click here for all the latest news on the Tulloch Celtic Cup Centenary Competition The site gives up to date information on Fixtures and Results , updated each Saturday, usually by six pm and contains information on the sport, the clubs cup draws , and who's who in the Association.

5. McLennan Article by Hugh Dan MacLennan, Aberdeen University, Scotland. http://www.umist.ac.uk/UMIST_Sport/maclennan.html

SHINTY'S PLACE AND SPACE IN WORLD SPORT1 Hugh Dan MacLennan Aberdeen University, Scotland Shinty - iomain or camanachd in Scottish Gaelic - was introduced to Scotland along with Christianity and the Gaelic language nearly two thousand years ago by Irish missionaries. Indeed, it is worth noting, 1,400 years after St Columba's death, that the venerable Saint is said to have arrived on these shores as a result of a little local difficulty at an Irish hurling match.2 While shinty's place in world sport has been recognised in terms of its historical pedigree and connection with its cultural cousin of hurling in Ireland, its provenance world-wide and its significance as one of the cultural anchors which emphasised the "Scottish-ness" of Gaels forced abroad has been consistently under-estimated, if not ignored completely. Shinty, or some similar version of stick and ball games, has been played through time virtually UK-wide, from wind-swept St Kilda to the more hospitable and gentler plains of the Scottish Borders; from the Yorkshire moors to Blackheath in London. It is a game of great antiquity. It is linked (not always with complete accuracy) to golf and ice hockey, and is also to be found in a much wider space from the plains of Montevideo in the mid-nineteenth century, to Toronto and Canada's Maritime Provinces; from the blistering heat of New Year's Day in Australia 150 years ago, to Cape Town and also the war-ravaged wastes of Europe through two World Wars. Shinty, as with many other aspects of Highland heritage (notably the Gaelic language) has been frequently threatened: by Statute, the influence of Sabbatarianism following the Reformation, the savage dislocation of the Highland Clearances and in more modern times, by harsh economic reality and a falling birth-rate.

6. Shinty Glenurquhart shinty Club. Glenurquhart, part of the Great Glen Club colours,red and black hoops. Glenurquhart shinty Club 19591960. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/8287/shinty.html

Glenurquhart Shinty Club Glenurquhart, part of the Great Glen which encompasses Drumnadrochit, Lewiston and various other areas, has had a shinty team since 1885. Shinty is a hard and fast game played with a club called a 'caman' and a small ball, the objective being to score as many goals with the caman as possible. When the 'Glen' first started playing shinty last century the team comprised of fifteen players, today a team normally has twelve players. Glenurquhart Shinty team at a match against Strathglass, dated 12th of February 1887, at the Bught Park, Inverness and is generally considered to be a landmark in the establishment of the Camanachd rules of which some are still in use today. The 'Glen' won two nil. As you may notice the team in this photograph has 22 players. This is a photograph of Glenurquhart Secondary School Shinty Team taken in 1926.The school colours are the same as the Shinty Club colours, red and black hoops. Glenurquhart Shinty Club 1959-1960. The honors in these two years and following years were numerous : Winners of Macgillivary Junior League (North of Scotland Championship) 1960 and 1963.

7. Gryffe Shinty Club Located in Renfrewshire. Fixtures, rules, and photo gallery. http://gryffeshinty.mysite.freeserve.com/

8. Sport Scotland | Scottish | Fishing | Sailing | Watersports | Canoeing | Rowing shinty in Scotland Or in Gaelic iomain or Camanachd (prounouncedyi-mane and ca-man-achd). Introduced summer. shinty Teams. http://www.scottishsport.co.uk/othersports/shinty.htm

Shinty in Scotland Or in Gaelic - "iomain" or "Camanachd" (prounounced yi-mane and ca-man-achd) Introduced by the Irish over 2,000 years ago with Christianity. Official Shinty Website: www.shinty.com Shinty is unique to Scotland and one of the oldest games in the world. The game is similar to games such as hockey and lacrosse in some aspects and has historical roots with golf and ice hockey. As with lacrosse the game is a fast moving aerial game where physical fitness is tested to the limits. However, different from both hockey and lacrosse as in Shinty, feet can be used to stop the ball but not the hands (unless you are the goal-keeper). You can carrry the ball on your caman which can be also be swung above shoulder height.....a skilful eye and a sense of survival are paramount!!

9. Edinburgh University - Shinty Club shinty is Scotland s national sport and the University Club is oneof the oldest in the Sports Union founded in 1890. The game http://www.eusu.ed.ac.uk/clubs/shinty/

Welcome News Results Ladies Team ... Contact us Welcome !! Training : Wednesdays 2-4 pm Venue : Peffermill Playing Fields Shinty is Scotland's national sport and the University Club is one of the oldest in the Sports Union - founded in 1890. The game has sometimes been described as 'hockey without rules' but the lack of restrictions in shinty results in a hard, fast and skilful game with a big enjoyment factor. At Edinburgh, the Shinty Club offers a unique chance to represent the University as well as playing National League Shinty in the South Division 2. As a smaller club we offer a great team spirit both on and off the park and we ensure that everyone gets involved in the action in one way or another. On the social front we are the organisers of the legendary Shinty Club ceilidhs and are great believers in celebrations or commiserations depending on the result! We are always looking for new players so if you are a current player who has moved to Edinburgh or a complete novice who wants to learn more about the game, turn up at any training session. You won't regret it and we'd be glad to see you. Return to top contact us at: shinty.club@ed.ac.uk

10. St Andrews University Shinty Club Includes news, views, profiles, results, and fixtures. http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~shinty/

LATEST CLUB NEWS RECENT RESULTS FOR 1999/2000 SEASON CLUB PLAYERS (PAST AND PRESENT) PICTURES JOINING THE ST ANDREWS SHINTY CLUB LINKS TO OTHER SHINTY RELATED PAGES For further information please contact shinty@st-andrews.ac.uk

11. Shinty shinty. Athletics Badminton Basketball Bowling Curling Cycling Football Netball Rugby shinty Snowboarding Squash Swimming Tennis http://www.highlandschools-virtualib.org.uk/secondary_curriculum/shinty.htm

Shinty Athletics Badminton Basketball Bowling Curling Cycling Football Netball Rugby Shinty Snowboarding ... Squash Swimming Tennis Triatholon Magazines Revision Training Hints SportScotland Official Web of the Camanachd Association Home Secondary Curriculum ... webmaster © Highland Council Education, Culture and Sport Service

12. Edinburgh East Lothian Shinty Club Includes news, results, fixtures, pictures, and history. http://www.edinburghshinty.com/

edinburghshinty.com Edinburgh East Lothian Shinty Club Tayforth 8, Edinburgh East Lothian 0... report here Latest: Features updated(!)... here New action pics... here Plus: Changes to training times... here Download our poster... more Next fixture: EELSC v Tayforth, 2.30pm, 5th June, Levenhall Links, Musselburgh. Training: NEW SCHEDULE... Details

13. Official Web Of The Camanachd Association - Home Page The Official Website of the Camanachd Association, ruling body of the sport of shinty is the ruling body of the ancient and unique stick sport of shinty in its modern dynamic form site is a http://www.shinty.com/

THE CAMANACHD ASSOCIATION - In Gaelic Comunn na Camanachd - is the ruling body of the ancient and unique stick sport of shinty in its modern dynamic form. It is played particularly in the areas of Scotland related to the Gaelic population as well as in the cities and the universities of the nation. The object of the Association is to foster and develop the national game sustaining the recreational traditions of skill, courage and stamina dating back over countless generations to the earliest roots of the Celtic race. Visit our new website that deals specifically with the Youth game - http://www.shintyyoz.com Camanachd Association AGM 2004 - The Camanachd Association is holding its AGM on Friday May 21st at the Milton Hotel, Fort William at 7.30pm. All members are welcome to attend. In response to the interest expressed by a number of people in the AGM business you can now view the agenda and supporting documents on line - click here or alternatively you can download the entire document which can then be printed off-site - click here Click here for all the latest news on the Tulloch Celtic Cup Centenary Competition The site gives up to date information on Fixtures and Results , updated each Saturday, usually by six pm and contains information on the sport, the clubs cup draws , and who's who in the Association.

14. The Shinty Website - History A BRIEF HISTORY of shinty. Our game of shinty goes back to the roots ofGaelic Scotland and the even earlier heritage of the Celtic race. http://shinty.com/history.htm

A BRIEF HISTORY of SHINTY The Camanachd Association Centenary in 1993 included a re-enactment of the historic game between Kingussie and Glasgow Cowal Our game of shinty goes back to the roots of Gaelic Scotland and the even earlier heritage of the Celtic race. Its demands of skill, speed, stamina and courage make camanachd, the sport of the curved stick, the perfect exercise of a warrior people. The qualities of body and mind it developed, clearly contributed to the just fame of the Highlander in battle, not only those long ago but up until the last two World Wars. During the period of these two universal conflicts, organised shinty was discontinued and many of the playing generations then were lost to campaigns far distant from the pitches where they had followed this deeply-loved recreation of their ancestors. Within the rivalries of the game, clan against clan, parish against parish and brae against strath, there developed a social comradeship in the world of camanachd and this continues to the present day. In common with other sports, shinty moved out of a long previous history of unwritten rules and widely differing local variations in the last quarter of the nineteenth century.

15. Gordon Lennox Photography Home Page Offers gloss prints of shinty matches. http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/g.lennox

Email: gordon_lennox@lineone.net Until recently I was a freelance photographer and now work as a staff photographer with the Aberdeen Journals. (All images in this archive are © Gordon Lennox Photography 2000.) While freelancing, I was best known for photographing the sport of Shinty. I started an archive of shinty images over the 3 seasons of '97 - '98, '98 - '99 and '99 - 2000. These can be viewed by clicking the shinty image to the left. I hope you enjoy looking at these pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them. For those of you who may be interested, the earlier pictures were taken using a Canon EOS 5 35mm camera with Tamron f5.6 200mm - 400mm lens, and Fuji Superia 400 or 800 ISO print film. While those taken from January 2000 were shot with a Nikon D1 Digital camera with Sigma f2.8, 70 - 200mm or Nikon f2.8, 300mm lens. If you wish to comment on this site then please visit my guestbook by clicking here I will be adding more pictures to this site so please come back and visit again.

16. Tir Conaill Harps --WELCOME-- Based in the south side of Glasgow. Ladies' and men's football, camogie, and shinty. History, news, team information, results, and membership form. http://www.conaill.fsnet.co.uk/

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17. JES Re-direct Page. Camanachd, also known as shinty, has been played in the Highlands of Scotland for over 2000 years. It's a game of the stick and ball variety, similar to Field Hockey and Irish Hurling. is believed to have evolved from shinty. shinty played properly is more aerial http://www.jardine-engineering.com/scots/shinty.html

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18. Www.geocities.com/eelshinty/ of the sport with images....... ruling body results, fixtures, teams,rules and news. shinty - http://www.geocities.com/eelshinty/

19. The Shinty Website - Rules Of The Game This page contains a distillation of the rules of shinty, for the newcomer to the game The game of shinty, under its current rules, is played 12 a side, with http://www.shinty.com/rules.htm

RULES OF THE GAME This page contains a distillation of the rules of Shinty, for the newcomer to the game Full rules can be obtained by clicking here The game of shinty, under its current rules, is played 12 a side, with normally 3 substitutes allowed, in two periods of 45 minutes. The field of play, in imperial measure, is 140 to 170 yards long by 70 to 80 yards wide. The goals are 12 feet wide by 10 feet high. There is a penalty area, 10 yards from the centre of the goal, 4 yards broad, with quarter circle extensions to the bye-line. An attacking player inside this area before the ball is off-side. A defending player who commits an infringement inside this area concedes a penalty against his side. This is struck from a point at midfield, 20 yards from the goal. The playing stick - the caman - is now usually made of laminated hickory or ash, and the head, which is of triangular section, must be able to pass through a ring two and a half inches in diameter. The ball has a seamed leather cover, with a permitted circumference between seven and a half and eight inches and weight between two and a half and three ounces. Only the goalkeeper is allowed to handle the ball, by slapping or stopping it with his open hand. The ball may not be kicked nor, of course, may an opponent. A strike can be blocked or 'cleeked' within normal swinging distance. There is no restriction in the height or direction of hitting with the caman apart, again, from striking an opponent, or overhead swinging in a dangerous manner (when close to other players).

20. Edinburgh University - Shinty Club News and results from Edinburgh University shinty Club one of the university soldest sporting teams. The lighter side of shinty DEATHBALL!!!! http://www.eusu.ed.ac.uk/clubs/shinty/fun.html

Welcome News Results Ladies Team ... Contact us The lighter side of shinty DEATHBALL!!!! Come and join us at training for a game of DEATHBALL!!!! The first rule of DEATHBALL!!!! is that you do not talk about DEATHBALL!!!! The second rule of DEATHBALL!!!! is that you do not talk about DEA ..., oh wait, I got that wrong. The second rule of DEATHBALL!!!! is NO SMOKING!!!! Actually - DEATHBALL!!!! has no rules - come and play if you dare. (not for the faint hearted - but then, we do play shinty!) Here are a selection of choice quotes from the shinty club . . . (No offence is meant by any of the following!!) MI - "I like a heavy head and a thick shaft" GS - when asked about the blood on her leg - "don't worry - it's not mine!" LM - "did you hear the look that ref gave me?" LM - "I think I'm playing the worst game of my life" - GS - "No you're not I've seen you play much worse than this" GS - "I don't think I've looked as rough as this in my life" - LM - "No, I've seen you look much worse than this" GS - "I'm only interested in meat" KS - "I'm not a control freak - I just prefer when people do things my way" H - "So what are we celebrating now?" - after the 4-0 victory over Tir Connaill

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