How The Garryowen got its name during game in Charleville amidst the Civil War

Ireland’s last game in the pool section of the Rugby World Cup will be against Scotland on October 7, four days short of the 101st anniversary of how 'The Garryowen' is believed to have got its name during a rugby game in Charleville amidst the civil war

Rugby's famous tactical kick, the Garryowen, is believed to have got its name during the height of the Irish Civil War more than 100 years ago. Here, Ireland's Jamison Gibson-Park launches one past David Sisi of Italy in their 2021 Six Nations game in Rome. Picture: INPHO/Matteo Ciambelli

A muddy field somewhere near the town of Charleville is an unlikely link with the Rugby World Cup in France.

But it was there, on the Cork-Limerick border, that a famous tactical kick, The Garryowen, is believed to have got its name during the height of the Irish Civil War more than 100 years ago.