A school in Kilkenny today celebrated its annual blessing of the hurls.
St Kieran's College in the city has a proud tradition in the nurturing, coaching and promoting of hurling, with players that have graced the corridors and the fields of the school including Rackard, Keher, Carroll, Carey, Kelly and Shefflin.
The annual blessing of the hurls and instruments takes place at the beginning of the school year mass.
The purpose of the annual event is to symbolise and celebrate the students' various gifts and talents.
The school, which is the oldest Catholic secondary school in the country, is known for its students' passion for the sport.
An observer of the St Kieran’s College main entrance will witness many students bringing their hurls along with their school bags through the gates. Students carry their hurls throughout the school day as they would their school books.
The annual blessing of hurls and instruments at our beginning of year mass - symbolising and celebrating our varied gifts and talents pic.twitter.com/1YsrzMhyys
— St Kieran's College (@KieransCollege) September 27, 2017
Main photo: St Kieran's College/Twitter
