taneracamans

Shinty, also called shinny, or shinney, Gaelic camanachd, game played outdoors with sticks and a small, hard ball in which two opposing teams attempt to hit the ball through their opponents’ goal (hail); it is similar to the Irish game…

The original name for a shinty club is a caman, camain (plural). The original Gaelic name for the game is “Iomain”. The club can be made from any kind of timber, preferably hickory, ash or birch. The curved part of…