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| Also known as | Coiléar agus Uille, Scuffling, Irish-Style Scuffling, Tripping, Square-Hold Wrestling |
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| Focus | Grappling |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Creator | Various |
| Famous practitioners | John McMahon, Henry Moses Dufur, James H. McLaughlin, Homer Lane |
| Olympic sport | No |
Collar-and-elbow wrestling (Irish: Coiléar agus Uille[1] or Brollaidheacht[2]) is a martial art and form of jacket wrestling native to Ireland. Historically it has also been practised in regions of the world with large Irish diaspora populations, such as the United States and Australia.
- ^ Ennis, John (16 March 1907). "Co. Kildare Online Electronic History Journal: Collar and Elbow Wrestling". www.kildare.ie. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ An Roinn Oideachais (1900). Téarmaí Cluichidheachta. Dublin: Irish Dept. of Education.