The Milwaukee Hurling Club (MHC) has promoted the sport of hurling through education and game play since 1996. Hurling (Irish Language, Iomáint) is an outdoor team sport of Celtic origin, played with sticks and a ball. ...
The Milwaukee Hurling Club first introduced the sport of hurling to Milwaukee in 1996 with 30 members. In 1997, four teams were formed and this enabled the club to hold regular games. From 1998 through 2001 the league featured 6 teams. With the excitement and the number of people interested in playing continually growing the 2002 membership grew to an impressive 160 members playing on 8 teams, as well as 30-plus members participating in Camogie. Camogie (in Irish, CamógaÃocht) is a Celtic team sport, the female variant of hurling. ...
Unlike other hurling clubs, the MHC plays as a coed sport, although Camogie is offered to the female members as well.
Dave Olsen, of the MilwaukeeHurlingClub, received one of the GAA's President's Awards presented at a banquet at Croke Park on Saturday April 1st.
Mr Olsen was the driving force behind the development of hurling in the predominantly American-born club, and has proven the point that hurling has plenty of room for growth regardless of Irish emigration trends.
"Hurling and the MilwaukeeHurlingClub are the passion for this ultra-passionate man," Ms Fink added.
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