Hurling in the Shadow of the Rockies

Hello and welcome to the second part of the end to our first season! This is the second half of an interview Bob O'Boyle did with Tannner Sholey. Tanner has been part of the Montana Grizzlies Hurling Team since the beginning. Tanner is an amazing guy. He just showed his Butte Tough as he underwent surgery for cancer this month. Tanner and his wife Lizzy are fantastic folks! Please enjoy the interview. We'd also once again like to thank the Blaggrds for allowing us to use their music for the podcast. You can find them online at theblaggards.com where you can listen to their podcast Slappercast. We would really like to thank everyone who follows us on our social media. Helping us spread the word about this great community. And an extra thanks to those of you who have contributed directly to the cause with your financial support. This helps us get to more events and talk with more folks to bring you more of the content that you're looking for. You can find out more about how to contribute online at ourhurling.com, click on the support us link.

Hello and welcome to the delayed end to our first season! We kind of hit a stumbling block in our flow after we had to cancel the Thomas Francis Meagher Cup that due to some early weather. We've been working on what we want to do for season two as well as how to close out season one and we've decided to close out this first season with an interview Bob O'Boyle did with Tannner Sholey. Tanner has been part of the Montana Grizzlies Hurling Team since the beginning. Tanner is an amazing guy. He just showed his Butte Tough as he underwent surgery for cancer this month. Tanner and his wife Lizzy are fantastic folks! Please enjoy the interview. We'd also once again like to thank the Blaggrds for allowing us to use their music for the podcast. You can find them online at theblaggards.com where you can listen to their podcast Slappercast. We would really like to thank everyone who follows us on our social media. Helping us spread the word about this great community. And an extra thanks to those of you who have contributed directly to the cause with your financial support. This helps us get to more events and talk with more folks to bring you more of the content that you're looking for. You can find out more about how to contribute online at ourhurling.com, click on the support us link.

This week we are taking another step back and listening to an interview that Naoise Waldren did with Chad Ireland from Missoula Montana after the Grizzlies' first national champion chip win. We keep bouncing back to some of these interviews from the beginning of this hurling legacy here in Montana and i think it’s important to do. For me it really highlights the comradery of the team members. You can hear in these conversations the bonds that have developed. This is why sport is such a huge part of culture. This is why we rally. Pleae enjoy the interview. A really big thanks to Naoise for sitting down with Chad and discussing his experience here hurling in Montana as well as the importance this has played in exploring his culture and heritage. We'd also once again like to thank the Blaggrds for allowing us to use their music for the podcast. You can find them online at theblaggards.com where you can listen to their podcast Slappercast. We would really like to thank everyone who follows us on our social media. Helping us spread the word about this great community. And an extra thanks to those of you who have contributed directly to the cause with your financial support. This helps us get to more events and talk with more folks to bring you more of the content that you're looking for. You can find out more about how to contribute online at ourhurling.com, click on the support us link. We hope to see everyone in Helena on the 28th of September for the Thomas Francis Meagher hurling tournament. It’s going to be a great time and we’re looking forward to seeing everyone there. If you haven’t listened to episode 12 yet, bob and i sit down and talk about some of the details, the reasons behind having this in Helena and some of the folks that are really helping out to make this happen.

Welcome to episode 12 of Hurling in the Shadow of the Rockies! I've been really looking forward to this episode. I sit down with my good friend and one of my partners in this podcast, Bob O'Boyle and we get to discuss some of the things we've been working on this summer, working up to the first ever Thomas Francis Meagher Cup in Helena on the 28th of September. I've mentioned this in the last few episodes and Bob and I discuss this on the road often as we're out doing these things and it's great to finally get some of this information out to everyone. We really want to thank everyone who has helped support us through our social media and everyone who to support the games and the community. We especially want to give a big thanks to everyone who has contributed directly by becoming a patron. This direct support is what allows us to continue to provide you with content and to help promote this great sport. It is also what makes some of these events we're working on possible and a necessary part of making this happen. You can find out more about contributing online at our website: ourhurling.com/index.php/support/ or you can find us on our Patreon page directly at http://patreon.com/ourhurling We also would like to thank the Blaggards for allowing us to use their music for the podcast. This is no small thing and we can't say enough how much this makes us want to share and be a part of this community even more. You really owe it to yourself to check them out on their website at: blaggards.com/ Please visit our YouTube channel at youtube.com/ourhurling to help us get to the 1000 subscribers needed to be able to live steam directly to YouTube. This will allow us to provide higher quality games to watch after the live streaming events.

Welcome to episode 11 of Hurling in the Shadow of the Rockies! In this episode we sit down with Siobhán O'Donnell. Siobhán was here in Missoula in 2017, working with Bob O'Boyle and the Thomas Francis Meagher Association. We get to hear a bit about what her take on hurling and her experiences here in Montana. We really want to thank everyone who has helped support us through our social media and everyone who to support the games and the community. We especially want to give a big thanks to everyone who has contributed directly by becoming a patron. This direct support is what allows us to continue to provide you with content and to help promote this great sport. You can find out more about contributing online at our website: ourhurling.com/index.php/support/ We also would like to thank the Blaggards for allowing us to use their music for the podcast. This is no small thing and we can't say enough how much this makes us want to share and be a part of this community even more. You really owe it to yourself to check them out on their website at: blaggards.com/ Please visit our YouTube channel at youtube.com/ourhurling to help us get to the 1000 subscribers needed to be able to live steam directly to YouTube. This will allow us to provide higher quality games to watch after the live streaming events.

HURLING IN THE SHADOW OF THE ROCKIES. THE PODCAST ENGAGING COMMUNITY THROUGH INTIMATE STORIES OF THE INDIVIDUAL, FOSTERING THEIR CULTURE THROUGH HURLING IN THE WEST. THIS WEEK WE GET TO LISTEN TO AN INTERVIEW THAT DONNCHA CONDUCTED WITH PA SHEEHAN. PA GREW UP PLAYING HURLING IN IRELAND AND THEN PLAYED IN CHICAGO BEFORE COMING TO MISSOULA. HE WAS HERE IN MISSOULA IN 2016 THROUGH 2017 AND IT IS INTERESTING TO HERE HIS TAKE ON HURLING AND THE COMMUNITY HERE IN MISSOULA. WE'D ALSO ONCE AGAIN LIKE TO THANK THE BLAGGRDS FOR ALLOWING US TO USE THEIR MUSIC FOR THE PODCAST. YOU CAN FIND THEM ONLINE AT THEBLAGGARDS.COM WHERE YOU CAN LISTEN TO THEIR PODCAST SLAPPERCAST. WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO FOLLOWS US ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA. HELPING US SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THIS GREAT COMMUNITY. AND AN EXTRA THANKS TO THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED DIRECTLY TO THE CAUSE WITH YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT. THIS HELPS US GET TO MORE EVENTS AND TALK WITH MORE FOLKS TO BRING YOU MORE OF THE CONTENT THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOW TO CONTRIBUTE ONLINE AT OURHURLING.COM, CLICK ON THE SUPPORT US LINK. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT US AND SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL. YOUTUBE HAS RECENTLY CHANGED IT'S POLICIES AND YOU NOW HAVE TO HAVE 1000 SUBSCRIBER'S TO LIVE STREAM. YOU CAN FIND US AT YOUTUBE.COM/OURHURLING

Welcome to episode 9 of Hurling in the Shadow of the Rockies! In this episode we sit down with Cory, Brett, Brian and Molly from the Tacoma Rangers. We get a little insight into their club and their community as well as some great ideas for recruitment. You can find more details about the players in this episode on their website: https://www.tacomarangers.com/category/player-profile/ Molly has been chosen to be part of a camogie team to represent the United States at the 2019 World Games in Ireland in July. You can find out more about this online here: https://www.facebook.com/USACamogieCollective/ I had such a good time sitting down with the Rangers. The community that they have created really comes through when we sat down as a group to discuss some of these things that are important to all of us. It was like sitting down with family and really reminded me why I like doing this so much. Thank you again to Molly, Cory, Brian and Brett. If you're in the Tacoma area or just passing through, look them up and take the time to see what they're about. We really want to thank everyone who has helped support us through our social media and everyone who to support the games and the community. We especially want to give a big thanks to everyone who has contributed directly by becoming a patron. This direct support is what allows us to continue to provide you with content and to help promote this great sport. You can find out more about contributing online at our website: ourhurling.com/index.php/support/ We also would like to thank the Blaggards for allowing us to use their music for the podcast. This is no small thing and we can't say enough how much this makes us want to share and be a part of this community even more. You really owe it to yourself to check them out on their website at: blaggards.com/ Please visit our YouTube channel at youtube.com/ourhurling to help us get to the 1000 subscribers needed to be able to live steam directly to YouTube. This will allow us to provide higher quality games to watch after the live streaming events.

Welcome to episode 8 of Hurling in the Shadow of the Rockies! In this episode we sit down with Katie Wahler. Katie is a student here at the University of Montana and has been chosen to be part of a camogie team to represent the United States at the 2019 World Games in Ireland in July. We really want to thank everyone who has helped support us through our social media and everyone who to support the games and the community. We especially want to give a big thanks to everyone who has contributed directly by becoming a patron. This direct support is what allows us to continue to provide you with content and to help promote this great sport. You can find out more about contributing online at our website: ourhurling.com/index.php/support/ We also would like to thank the Blaggards for allowing us to use their music for the podcast. This is no small thing and we can't say enough how much this makes us want to share and be a part of this community even more. You really owe it to yourself to check them out on their website at: blaggards.com/ Please visit our YouTube channel at youtube.com/ourhurling to help us get to the 1000 subscribers needed to be able to live steam directly to YouTube. This will allow us to provide higher quality games to watch after the live streaming events.

Welcome to episode 7of Hurling in the Shadow of the Rockies! In this episode, we listen to a live presentation by Myles Maloney. Myles and Brian Hybner drove over to participate in the parade here in Virginia City Montana and help spread the word of Hurling in the Shadow of the Rockies. A special thanks goes out to the Thomas Francis Meagher Association for all of the great work they do to help the community and for their generosity in helping promote more hurling here in Montana. We want to thank the town of Virginia City for putting on such a great event as well as the residents and businesses for making us feel welcome and allowing us the use of their facilities to help us share this content with you. Thanks also to Myles and Brian for missing the tournament in Seattle this weekend to help spread the good word and help show the community what this great sport is all about. We really want to thank everyone who has helped support us through our social media and everyone who to support the games and the community. We especially want to give a big thanks to everyone who has contributed directly by becoming a patron. This direct support is what allows us to continue to provide you with content and to help promote this great sport. You can find out more about contributing online at our website: ourhurling.com/index.php/support/ We also would like to thank the Blaggards for allowing us to use their music for the podcast. This is no small thing and we can't say enough how much this makes us want to share and be a part of this community even more. You really owe it to yourself to check them out on their website at: blaggards.com/ Please visit our YouTube channel at youtube.com/ourhurling to help us get to the 1000 subscribers needed to be able to live steam directly to YouTube. This will allow us to provide higher quality games to watch after the live streaming events.

Welcome to episode 6 of Hurling in the Shadow of the Rockies! In this episode, we get to sit down and have a conversation with Donncha Ó Murchú. Donncha came over on a Fulbright scholarship as a teaching assistant with the Irish Studies department here at the University of Montana. We discuss hurling and the community and how important this is to Donncha. We really want to thank everyone who has helped support us through our social media and everyone who to support the games and the community. We especially want to give a big thanks to everyone who has contributed directly by becoming a patron. This direct support is what allows us to continue to provide you with content and to help promote this great sport. You can find out more about contributing online at our website: ourhurling.com/index.php/support/ We also would like to thank the Blaggards for allowing us to use their music for the podcast. This is no small thing and we can't say enough how much this makes us want to share and be a part of this community even more. You really owe it to yourself to check them out on their website at: blaggards.com/ Please visit our YouTube channel at youtube.com/ourhurling to help us get to the 1000 subscribers needed to be able to live steam directly to YouTube. This will allow us to provide higher quality games to watch after the live streaming events. Show less

Welcome to episode 5 of Hurling in the Shadow of the Rockies! In this episode, we get to listen as Naoise Waldron sits down with Kaleb Barrett. Kaleb grew up here in Montana for most of his life and was part of that first hurling team here in Missoula. He talks about hurling, how it shapes culture and creates a community which embraces it's heritage. We really appreciate Naoise and Kaleb sharing this with us, it's a great conversation and we hope you enjoy it. We really want to thank everyone who has helped support us through our social media and everyone who to support the games and the community. We especially want to give a big thanks to everyone who has contributed directly by becoming a patron. This direct support is what allows us to continue to provide you with content and to help promote this great sport. You can find out more about contributing online at our website: ourhurling.com/index.php/support/ We also would like to thank the Blaggards for allowing us to use their music for the podcast. This is no small thing and we can't say enough how much this makes us want to share and be a part of this community even more. You really owe it to yourself to check them out on their website at: blaggards.com/ Please visit our YouTube channel at youtube.com/ourhurling to help us get to the 1000 subscribers needed to be able to live steam directly to YouTube. This will allow us to provide higher quality games to watch after the live streaming events.

Welcome to episode 4 of Hurling in the Shadow of the Rockies! In this fourth episode, we get to listen as Bob O'Boyle sits down with John Prendergrast. John was a student at the University of Montana with the law school on a joint program with UCC in Ireland. They discuss what it means to be Irish, life in Montana and Ireland and of course, hurling. We really want to thank everyone who has helped support us through our social media and everyone who to support the games and the community. We especially want to give a big thanks to everyone who has contributed directly by becoming a patron. This direct support is what allows us to continue to provide you with content and to help promote this great sport. You can find out more about contributing online at our website: ourhurling.com/index.php/support/ We also would like to thank the Blaggards for allowing us to use their music for the podcast. This is no small thing and we can't say enough how much this makes us want to share and be a part of this community even more. You really owe it to yourself to check them out on their website at: blaggards.com/

In this third episode we get to listen to an interview that Bob did with Brian Barry in 2014. They discuss the rich tradition of hurling in Brian's life and family and what the sport has meant to him throughout the years. We really want to thank everyone who has helped support us through our social media and everyone who to support the games and the community. We especially want to give a big thanks to everyone who has contributed directly by becoming a patron. This direct support is what allows us to continue to provide you with content and to help promote this great sport. You can find out more about contributing online at our website: ourhurling.com/index.php/support/ We also would like to thank the Blaggards for allowing us to use their music for the podcast. This is no small thing and we can't say enough how much this makes us want to share and be a part of this community even more. You really owe it to yourself to check them out on their website at: blaggards.com/

In this follow up to episode 2 we get to listen to an interview that Donncha did with Naoise Waldron in December of 2018.. They revisit some of the conversation from episode 2, reflecting on the goals of the team then and now. We really want to thank everyone who has helped support us through our social media and everyone who to support the games and the community. We especially want to give a big thanks to everyone who has contributed directly by becoming a patron. This direct support is what allows us to continue to provide you with content and to help promote this great sport. You can find out more about contributing online at our website: ourhurling.com/index.php/support/ We also would like to thank the Blaggards for allowing us to use their music for the podcast. This is no small thing and we can't say enough how much this makes us want to share and be a part of this community even more. You really owe it to yourself to check them out on their website at: blaggards.com/

In this second episode we get to listen to an interview that Bob did with Naoise Waldron in 2014. They discuss hurling, it's history and what it looks like now and we get to hear first hand what it meant to not only start the first team here in Missoula, but what it meant to be a part of that team and what it means to be a part of the hurling and the Irish community in general. We really want to thank everyone who has helped support us through our social media and everyone who came out over the St. Patrick's day weekend to support the games and the community. We especially want to give a big thanks to everyone who has contributed directly by becoming a patron. This direct support is what allows us to continue to provide you with content and to help promote this great sport. You can find out more about contributing online at our website: https://ourhurling.com/index.php/support/ We also would like to thank the Blaggards for allowing us to use their music for the podcast. This is no small thing and we can't say enough how much this makes us want to share and be a part of this community even more. You really owe it to yourself to check them out on their website at: https://blaggards.com/

In this episode Bob O'Boyle will introduce what we're going to cover in the podcast. You will hear short clips from interviews of episodes to come as well as the story of Setanta, told by Donncha Ó Murchú.