shinty

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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

“But it’s in his blood to play shinty.”

From Washington Times

“But it was going to take a back seat just now. I was going to take a few weeks off. I could see my dad looking at me. He knew what was coming. I said, ‘I’m going back to playing shinty.’”

From Washington Times

“In shinty, it can get rough, tough, aggressive. But it keeps the fight in you,” MacIntyre said.

From Washington Times

Turns out his grandfather, the shinty legend, had died the week before at age 89.

From Fox News