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The Kirkwall Ba' Game (known locally as The Ba') is one of the main annual events held in the town of Kirkwall, in Orkney, Scotland.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 12 relations: Ba' Game, Catholic Church, Folklore, Kirkwall, Medieval football, Norn language, Orkney, Orkneyinga saga, Scotland, Scots language, St Magnus Cathedral, The Orkney Museum.

  2. Culture of Orkney
  3. Kirkwall
  4. Sport in Orkney
  5. Traditional football

Ba' Game

The Ba' Game is a version of medieval football played in Scotland, primarily in Orkney and the Scottish Borders, around Christmas and New Year. Kirkwall Ba' Game and Ba' Game are Ball games and Traditional football.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Folklore

Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people, culture or subculture.

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Kirkwall

Kirkwall (Kirkwa, Kirkwaa, or Kirkwal; Kirkavå) is the largest town in Orkney, an archipelago to the north of mainland Scotland.

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Medieval football is a modern term used for a wide variety of the localised informal football games which were invented and played in England during the Middle Ages. Kirkwall Ba' Game and Medieval football are Traditional football.

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Norn language

Norn is an extinct North Germanic language that was spoken in the Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland) off the north coast of mainland Scotland and in Caithness in the far north of the Scottish mainland.

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Orkney

Orkney (Orkney; Orkneyjar; Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands (archaically "The Orkneys"), is an archipelago off the north coast of Scotland.

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Orkneyinga saga

The Orkneyinga saga (Old Norse:; also called the History of the Earls of Orkney and Jarls' Saga) is a narrative of the history of the Orkney and Shetland islands and their relationship with other local polities, particularly Norway and Scotland.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Scots language

ScotsThe endonym for Scots is Scots.

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St Magnus Cathedral

St Magnus Cathedral dominates the skyline of Kirkwall, the main town of Orkney, a group of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. Kirkwall Ba' Game and st Magnus Cathedral are Kirkwall.

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The Orkney Museum

The Orkney Museum, formerly Tankerness House Museum, is a history museum in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Kirkwall Ba' Game and The Orkney Museum are Kirkwall.

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See also

Culture of Orkney

Kirkwall

Sport in Orkney

  • Kirkwall Ba' Game

Traditional football

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkwall_Ba'_Game

Also known as Ba', Christmas Day Ba', Kirkwall Ba Game, Kirkwall Ba’, The Orkney Ba game.