Results
Place | Player | County | Pocs |
1 | Ger Cunningham | Cork | 61 |
2 | Tommy Quaid | Limerick | 62 |
3 | Conor Byrne | Wicklow | 63 |
Report
Ger Cunningham of Cork won his seventh All-Ireland Poc Fada Championship in 1990 with a score of 61 pocs, one shot ahead of Tommy Quaid of Limerrick on 62.
About 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]
Newspapers
[2] Naughton, Lindie (1995) – “Poc Fada” Evening Herald. Thursday, August 9, 1990. Pg. 41
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Tom Dunne, Kilkenny
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