Between March 30, 1883 and May 30, 1884, a Quaker named James Hack Tuke organised 11 ships to go on 15 sailings: nine to Boston and six to Québec, to transport 3,300 men, women and children from dirt-poor — (literally) — families from Elly Bay, a small inlet of Blacksod Bay in north-west Mayo, to make a better life for themselves in the ‘New World’.

THEY’RE on tour, end of season reward for their heroics during 2008 and 2009, but, for the Vodafone All Stars who landed in sunny Buenos Aries yesterday, hurling was still very much to the forefront, and specifically, the proposed rule changes for the 2010 National Hurling League.

Argentina coach Marcelo Loffreda has called up 30 players for the forthcoming European tour.

Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze is set for a transatlantic trip next month after being selected for Argentina’s World Cup qualifying games against Uruguay and Chile.

England's Matt Blackey is today hoping his putter remains "on fire" in the second round of the Open de Argentina in Buenos Aires.