Kirkwall Ba' Game, the Glossary
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
12 relations: Ba' Game, Catholic Church, Folklore, Kirkwall, Medieval football, Norn language, Orkney, Orkneyinga saga, Scotland, Scots language, St Magnus Cathedral, The Orkney Museum.
- Culture of Orkney
- Kirkwall
- Sport in Orkney
- 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
- An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise
- Assipattle and the Stoor Worm
- Cabbie claw
- Clapshot
- Deep Wheel Orcadia
- Finfolk
- Gnoss
- Hamnavoe (poem)
- Hildina
- Hugh Marwick
- Insular Scots
- Kate Crackernuts
- Kirkwall Ba' Game
- Nuckelavee
- Orcadian dialect
- Sea Mither
- Selkie
- St Magnus Festival
- Stoor worm
- The History of Orkney Literature
- Trow (folklore)
- Yole
Kirkwall
- 1st Orkney Artillery Volunteers
- A961 road
- BBC Radio Orkney
- Balfour Hospital
- Bishop of Orkney
- Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall
- Earl's Palace, Kirkwall
- Eastbank Hospital
- Highland Park distillery
- Kirkwall
- Kirkwall (Parliament of Scotland constituency)
- Kirkwall Airport
- Kirkwall Ba' Game
- Kirkwall Castle
- Kirkwall Grammar School
- Kirkwall Sheriff Court
- Kirkwall Town Hall
- List of listed buildings in Kirkwall, Orkney
- Orkney (Scottish Parliament constituency)
- Orkney Club
- Orkney Ferries
- Orkney International Science Festival
- Orkney Islands Council
- Orkney Library and Archive
- Orkney RFC
- Orkney Wireless Museum
- RNAS Hatston (HMS Sparrowhawk)
- St Magnus Cathedral
- St Ola
- The Orcadian
- The Orkney Museum
- The Pickaquoy Centre
- UHI Orkney
Sport in Orkney
- Kirkwall Ba' Game
Traditional football
- Atherstone
- Atherstone Ball Game
- Ba' Game
- Bottle-kicking
- Caid (sport)
- Calcio storico fiorentino
- Camping (game)
- Cnapan
- Cornish hurling
- Cuju
- English public school football games
- Eton field game
- Eton wall game
- Football Act 1424
- Harpastum
- Harrow football
- Haxey Hood
- Kemari
- Kirkwall Ba' Game
- Knattleikr
- Kī-o-rahi
- La soule
- Lelo burti
- Marn Grook
- Medieval football
- Royal Shrovetide Football
- Scoring the Hales
- Sedgefield Ball Game
- Sepak takraw
- Shrove Tuesday Football Ceremony of the Purbeck Marblers
- Sipa
- Uppies and Downies
- Winchester College football
- Yubi lakpi
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.