shinty

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The traditional Scottish game of shinty is normally played by the fit young men and women of communities in the Highlands and Argyll.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2024

Former nurse of 40 years' service Barbara Millar is 80 and also trying out shinty for the first time.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2024

Coming from the whisky town of Oban on Scotland’s coast, MacIntyre also plays a local game called shinty that is similar to field hockey.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2022

“Ladies, you see, dunna play shinty, even as girls,”MacWilliam said.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 14, 2020

We read of one zealot devoting a whole winter to the task of combating shinty and tobacco.

From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner