Super Bowl hurling

The spark was lit during the summer of 2002, the weekend of Stephen Quigley’s wedding in Indianapolis.

He and his friend Brian Church had fallen in love with hurling and soon a few more onlookers that July day would follow them into this odd affair.

Quigley, who was born in Indiana, discovered hurling in 1999 while spending three months studying to be a teacher at Glanmire Community College in Cork. Pat McKelvey, now principal at that school, insisted his young charge should come with him to watch the hurling team he trained.