Sliotar

Image of a hurling sliotar
A hurling sliotar

A sliotar (/ˈslɪtər, ˈʃlɪtər/ S(H)LIT-ər, Irish: [ˈʃl̠ʲɪt̪ˠəɾˠ]) or sliothar is a hard solid sphere slightly larger than a tennis ball, consisting of a cork core covered by two pieces of leather stitched together. Sometimes called a "hurling ball",[1][2] it resembles a baseball with more pronounced stitching. It is used in the Gaelic games of hurling, camogie, rounders and shinty.

  1. ^ "Hurling Balls". oneills.com. O'Neills. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. ^ "New English-Irish Dictionary - hurling ball". focloir.ie. Foras na Gaeilge. Retrieved 29 July 2020.