Hurling was Cornwall's national sport before rugby and is still played at St Columb Major and St Ives. Carew in his Survey notes that goals were used in the east but in the Cornish speaking areas ...

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The first part of his Survey, published in 1602, describes the Cornish landscape, mining, farming, fishing, communications and recreations including hurling. Among many interesting vignettes are ...