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The Mòd Cup is a unique trophy in shinty history. First presented in 1969 by the Aviemore Branch of An Comunn Gàidhealach for the Mòd held in that fast growing tourist town, how apt that it was christened by a…
Behind the trophy, Denis Swanson as Torlundy Cup winning captain in 1951 Denis Swanson Personality Parade 1974 Club: Inverness Age: 49 Years Number of years with present club: 33 years Team Position: Wing centre, buckshee forward, finally goal keeper. Where…
Shinty Medal from 1852. On Christmas Day in 1852, a game of Shintie (an early form of hockey) was played on the frozen Rideau River between the Scots of New Edinburgh and the Sassenachs (or Englishmen) of Bytown. The New…
No efficient army, of course, ever underrated the value of personal fitness. Sport, in various forms, has had a long life. Hunting and polo belong to the ancients rather than the moderns. Chivalry has its tournaments in between battles. The…
‘The Shinty Boy’ by Scottish painter Duncan MacGregor Whyte (1866 – 1953). Portrait of the artist’s son. Shinty, the popular name for Camanachd, is derived from the Irish game of hurling and is the native stick and ball game of…
15th century engraved camán in a graveyard on the north coast of Donegal High on the north west coast of Inishowen, in the ruined church at Clonca near Culdaff, lies the 15th century gravestone of Magnus MacOrriston. MacOrriston was a…
