 Seamus King's book "A History of Hurling" references oral history going back as far as 1200 BCE of the game being played in Tara, County Meath.Hurling is related to the games of shinty that is played primarily in Scotland, cammag on the Isle of Man and bando which was played formerly in England and Wales.The tale of the "Táin Bó Cuailgne" (drawing on earlier legends) describes the hero Cúchulainn playing hurling at Emain Macha.