Hurling Links
The Portland Hurling Club was established in the summer of 2007. After having briefly played with clubs in other parts of the country, Pete Marietta convinced a few locals to give the Irish sport a try.
By 2008, Portland had a full-fledged hurling team and joined the GAA. The first game was played on May 18th, 2008 in Concord, New Hampshire against our brother club: The Barley House Wolves. They put on a great show with bagpipers and a nice showing all around. It was not about winning or losing......we won.
As the club grew, a few local Irishmen with prior playing experience joined the ranks.
Also in 2008, we played in our first GAA North American County Board tournament in Canton, MA. The club played in the "C" division. Our first round opponent was the "C" club from Seattle, WA. They game was competetive, but we lost.
The club membership has continued to grow in 2009, and we look forward to playing in the NACB tournament again this year.
