"Stealing fence posts": Cammag and gorse sticks
Channel: Culture Vannin
Date: 2020-01-10

A quick review of whether gorse really was the chosen wood for Cammag, the traditional National Sport of the Isle of Man.

Closely related to hurling or shinty in neighbouring Celtic nations, cammag has a history dating back hundreds of years in the Island. David Fisher, one of the original revivalists of the game in St. John's, here reads an extract from one of the fascinating early accounts of the sport.

The full document of historical resources for Cammag, collected by Stephen Miller of Chiollagh Books, is available here: https://www.culturevannin.im/manx_year_event_560072.html

Cammag can be enjoyed on St. Stephen's Day (26th December), when the North and South compete on the Fairfield beside Tynwald Hill in St. John's.
More about this and other Manx traditions for Christmas can be found here: https://www.culturevannin.im/manx_year.html

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