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	Haggis Hurling Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Haggis hurling is claimed to be a traditional Scottish sport.
		It is said that the haggis would be prepared for lunch for the man of the family who was out working the croft or cutting peat, by his wife.
		The Hagrarian checks that each haggis is in order, the Clerk of the Heather blows the hooter to begin the hurl, and the Steward of the Heather measures the hurl (always in feet and inches) and confirms the haggis remains unburst.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /usfeatures/haggis/haggishurling.html (716 words)

	Haggis - a very Scottish dish
		Haggis Hurling originated in a highland village where the women threw 'pieces' (meals) to their menfolk on the other side of a local river which was difficult to cross.
		Haggis normally give birth to two or more young Haggis, or "wee yins", as they are called in Scotland, and from birth, their eyes are open, and they are immediately able to run around in circles, just like their parent.
		Most Haggis hunters will leave the wee yins, due simply to their size, but when attacked by other predators, they are still able to emit the bagpipe like sound, which again has the effect of very quickly clearing the surrounding area of all predators, and attracting other Haggis to the scene.
	www.martinfrost.ws /htmlfiles/gazette/haggis.html (12785 words)

	Haggis Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Haggis is as Scottish as the kilt and the bagpipes.
		In the United States, the prohibition on the sale of animal lungs for human consumption means that "real" haggis is extremely hard to obtain: and the smuggling of the genuine article into the States is said to be quite common, especially in the run up to Burns' night.
		And, finally, haggis seems to have been prone to more than its share of what you'd be tempted to call urban mythology were it not such an essentially rural subject.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /usfeatures/haggis/index.html (638 words)

	Eons: Checklist: How to eat a haggis
		It is also traditional to toast the haggis with Scotch whisky before consuming it, and some people also advocate pouring a little "whisky sauce" (there's no such thing; it's straight whisky) over the haggis before consuming it.
		A lady stands on one side of a stream and hurls a haggis across it at her swain, who is supposed to catch it in his kilt.
		This tradition gave rise to "haggis hurling" championships, which continue despite the fact that the "tradition" turned out to be a hoax -- invented in the 1970s by a mischievous Irishman.
	www.eons.com /body/feature/nutrition/4218 (433 words)

	The Traveler's Lunchbox - Main - Haggis Hunting
		Haggis is actually a savoury dish made from the minced internal organs of a sheep, mixed with oatmeal, spices, salt, pepper and boiled in a sheep's stomach (an early prototype for modern 'boil in the bag' meals).
		Haggis is normally served with mashed neeps (turnip) and mashed tatties (potatoes).
		Haggis counts among its many talents a starring role in the sport called Haggis Hurling, which involves throwing a haggis as far as possible.
	www.travelerslunchbox.com /journal/2005/4/29/haggis-hunting.html (1281 words)

	Highland games: Scottish sports from caber tossing to haggis hurling. Brigadoonery. Neil Harding McAlister ( Neil ...
		The uninitiated may be forgiven for finding the haggis an acquired taste -- but here we speak of the literal kind of “hurling.” Invented as a joke twenty years ago by an Edinburgh businessman, in this wasteful exercise the contestant throws a perfectly edible, regulation haggis weighing 680 gm as far away as possible.
		While an undeniable similarity exists between a haggis and a football, this questionable sport has done nothing to promote the enjoyment of an unjustly-maligned delicacy to which a famous ode of praise was once composed by Robbie Burns himself.
		Of course, the haggis is the main event at the annual Burns Night celebrations held by Scots and Scottish wannabees the world over.
	www.durham.net /~neilmac/games.htm (1158 words)

	bunnyfoot: haggis
		haggis: "a scottish dish consisting of a mixture of the minced heart, lungs, and liver of a sheep or calf mixed with suet, onions, oatmeal, and seasonings and boiled in the stomach of the slaughtered animal."
		the entry is rife with interesting facts about haggis' history in addition to haggis-related sporting events such as haggis hurling.
		I did make it in the rice maker, added a little extra broth and had to allow it to set on "warm" 15 minutes after it finished the cook cycle (to allow for the brown lentils to finish cooking).
	bunnyfoot.blogspot.com /2006/05/haggis.html (1454 words)

	Print Article: Great Scot! It's real haggis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Organisers of the Berwick Highlands Gathering in Melbourne's outer south-east had planned to substitute the traditional dish of organs minced and boiled in a sheep's stomach with sand and sawdust wrapped in hessian, outraging Scots around the country.
		It was the first time haggis hurling, a game where the dish is thrown the greatest distance without ruining it, was included in the games.
		He said the media reports on the group's proposed use of fake haggis, which made it as far afield as Scotland, helped publicise the event, with around 3,000 people attending.
	www.smh.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2004/02/09/1076175064923.html (205 words)

	Food What the Heck is Haggis? World Music at Global Rhythm - The Destination for World Music
		Haggis is Scotlandâs unofficial national dish, but few nations can claim a more maligned one.
		For these Bonomi slices off a section of haggis about the size of a crab cake, coats it in oatmeal and a bit of whiskey, deep fries it, and serves it with a brown onion gravy.
		The haggis is turned out on a plate, onion brown bread gravy is added, and itâs served with a side of potatoes mashed in butter and kale.
	www.globalrhythm.net /print.cfm?rubricarticleid=476 (961 words)

	Blather: Haggis Hunting: The Sport of Fools
		It is a little known fact that the Haggis is derived from the legendary pigmy sheep endemic to the upper slopes of the Hills of Lethargy where they were bred by the micra-hating, wicked Witch of the North.
		The haggis loomed gargantuan in the mist; it was barely fifty yards away.
		Gillies had to be first in at the death; the supply of oats with which he had induced our latest purchase to feed in that spot all the morning without moving, might, if observed, have detracted from the uncanny glory of that romantic scene.
	www.blather.net /blather/2003/11/haggis_hunting_the_sport_of_fo.html (1141 words)

	Ecosse le haggis hurling le jeu du lancer de haggis Gastronomie, recettes de cuisine et traditions en Europe. ...
		Ecosse le haggis hurling le jeu du lancer de haggis Gastronomie, recettes de cuisine et traditions en Europe.
		Le haggis 'sportif' pèse 500 mg, avec un diamètre maximal de 18cm et la longueur de 22cm.
		Le haggis doit être empaqueté serré et sans peau supplémentaire ou de graisse superflue.
	www.2travelandeat.com /ecosse/le.jeu.haggis.hurling.html (516 words)

	About The Association for Scottish Haggis Hurling, U.S. Branch
		Often they would stand on a rock at the edge of the water to give them an advantage while hurling the steaming lunch to their man. It was important that he caught his HAGGIS because if it fell on the rocky shore, it would break.
		All Scots love to compete and it was not long until HAGGIS HURLING became one of the sports they enjoyed at their Highland Games.
		The Association for Scottish Haggis Hurling USA Branch invites any inquiries regarding the sport or about holding a sanctioned competition at your Scottish Highland Games.
	www.haggishurling.org /hweb/AboutUs.htm (328 words)

	The Scottish Haggis Website: On-line Haggis supplies from McKeans' of Scotland
		The tradition of Haggis Hurling dates back to early Scottish Clan Gatherings, where the women folk would toss a haggis across a stream to their husbands, who would catch the haggis in their kilts.
		In the modern version a haggis is hurled for distance and accuracy from atop a platform (usually a whisky barrel).
		There will be more specific information to follow but if you cannot wait for why not take a short 15 minute on-line course on the sport of Haggis Hurling at The Learning Channel.
	www.scottishhaggis.co.uk /haggis_hurling.htm (331 words)

	The thrill of ironing; the agony of mountain unicycling \| csmonitor.com
		Haggis hurling: Few may know this, but of all the Scottish foods, haggis is the most fun to throw.
		This game was invented in the Scottish village of Auchnaclory, where wives would often toss their husband's haggis across a river rather than wade across the cold water to where their husbands worked.
		Today, the rich tradition is kept alive by several haggis hurling federations, and even a World Haggis Hurling Championship.
	www.csmonitor.com /2004/0123/p01s03-alsp.htm (1391 words)

	Haggis
		The McKean family has detailed cooking instructions for the haggis (which is fully cooked when we ship it to you, but will need to be warmed for the traditional presentation.)
		This traditional Scottish dish is typically served on Burns Night, January 25th, when Scotland celebrates the birth of its greatest poet, Robert Burns, who was born in Ayrshire on that date in 1759.
		During the celebration, Burns poems are read, and the haggis is addressed by a member of the party, ceremonially, in the form of verses from Burns' poem, Address to A Haggis.
	www.beansmeats.com /Haggis.htm (667 words)

	St. Louis - Restaurants - Stahly Quality Foods Vegetarian Haggis - riverfronttimes.com
		Made by stuffing sheep lungs, heart and liver (along with a bit of oatmeal and onions) into the animal's sutured stomach and then boiling the offal balloon, haggis is one of those unfortunate dishes that can ruin a nation's reputation.
		He may expend miles of film choreographing a battle scene or pensively lingering on the welts delivered by a centurion's whip, but these artfully rendered moments of human suffering are really just ornaments adorning an otherwise traditional plot line that pits a big evil empire against a noble pipsqueak.
		So a can of vegetarian haggis has the look, taste and deleterious health effects of a true spot of haggis, but, like a Mel Gibson movie, you step away from the table feeling like you've had something other than the real thing.
	www.riverfronttimes.com /2006-12-20/dining/stahly-quality-foods-vegetarian-haggis (785 words)

	Star: Fake haggis plan makes blood boil Down Under
		Fake haggis, probably consisting of oats or sawdust packed in a hessian bag, would be used to eliminate "mess" at the Berwick highlands gathering on the outskirts of Melbourne at the weekend.
		Boyle said he had supplied haggis for similar events many times, packing the dish of sheep organs minced and boiled in a sheep's stomach in a vacuum-sealed pack to minimise "mess".
		Australia's haggis-hurling champion, Eddie Harman, said real haggis was used in Scottish championships and should be standard in Australia.
	www.thestar.co.za /index.php?fSectionId=132&fArticleId=340803 (236 words)

	Scots out of kilter over plans to hurl fake haggis - www.theage.com.au
		He said he had supplied haggis to other festivals in vacuum-sealed bags, which did not result in any unsightly mess.
		Under haggis hurling rules, the dish is either thrown from one person to another until someone drops it, or the greatest distance without ruining it.
		Mr Chudleigh said he believed no one used real haggis in hurling any more as it was a waste.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/02/03/1075776059599.html (259 words)

	Haggis is bid for Gold Medal - London 2012, the question is True or False (Be prepared to justify your answer) at Haggis
		Haggis is bid for Gold Medal - London 2012, the question is True or False (Be prepared to justify your answer) at Haggis
		Haggis is bid for Gold Medal - London 2012, the question is True or False (Be prepared to justify your answer)
		Haggis will win Gold in London in 2012 after the British Olympic Committee agreed to introduce Haggis Hurling as a new event!
	haggis.nook.com.au /2007/02/18/haggis-is-bid-for-gold-medal-london-2012-the-question-is-true-or-false-be-prepared-to-justify-your-answer (209 words)

	VisitBritain : snail racers liars and haggis hurlers
		Yet to the British themselves, apparently bizarre behaviour like racing giant cheeses down a hill, hurling a haggis (a Scottish dish made from sheep heart, lungs and liver) as far as possible and wrestling each other's toes, are not only great fun… but help preserve important local traditions.
		Daredevils hurl themselves down steep grassy slopes in pursuit of a giant Double Gloucester cheese while thousands cheer their efforts.
		And Haggis Hurling is said to date back to Scottish clan gatherings, where women would toss a haggis across a stream to their husbands.
	www.visitbritain.com /corporate/presscentre/presscentrebritain/copyrightfreearticles/snailracersliars.aspx (1090 words)

	JS Online: It's time again to toss cabers and eat some haggis
		Ach, there's nothin' like a heaping plate of haggis after a long day of festival-wanderin'.
		The three-day festival features Irish and Scottish heavy athletics, which includes the caber toss and weight-lifting, a rugby tournament, highland dancing, a Celtic marketplace, where you can stock up on your winter supply of McVittie's rich tea biscuits, and weapons demonstrations, with battle axes and longbows.
		Don't miss the haggis hurling competition, which has nothing to do with eating and purging, and the sheep herding demonstrations, with those clever dogs.
	www.jsonline.com /story/index.aspx?id=489673&format=print (214 words)

	17th ANNUAL SARNIA SUPREME HIGHLAND GAMES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Here are some popular events also held on Friday before the ceilidh.
		"Haggis Hurling" actually has rules which are somewhat related to the origin.
		The first photograph was with the Minolta, and the next two were with the Fuji.
	www.greatclanross.org /ceilidh.html (129 words)

	Scotsman.com Heritage & Culture - Haggis hurling night
		It'll make a change from the usual 'hurled' chinese food so common on a weekend morning!
		Will ANY of the haggis-throwers be sober enough to even stand up long enough to hurl the haggis?
		Edinburgh has such a reputation for public drunkeness and lager-lout lawlessness I hope there is a conspicuous police presence to ensure that inncent bystanders and passers-by are not hit by flyaway haggis or harrassed by drunken louts.
	heritage.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=24022007 (450 words)

	New Zealand haggis hurlers attend championships - 03 Mar 2003 - National News - New Zealand Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		New Zealand haggis hurlers are invited to take part in the inaugural Australasian Haggis Hurling Championships, to be held at the Geelong Highland Games, near Melbourne, on March 16.
		The prize is a free trip to Scotland and four nights' accommodation in Glasgow to take part in the World Haggis Hurling titles in September.
		Competitors for the world title will come from Scotland, the USA and Canada, as well as Australasia.
	www.nzherald.co.nz /section/print.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=3198699 (302 words)

	comp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		For information and registration forms, contact Larry Brock 704-996-4655.
		Events include turning the (scaled) caber, haggis hurling, and a kilted "mile." Age groups are 3-6, 7-9, and 10-12.
		Bonniest Knees and Manhood Stones open to men 18 and over; Haggis Hurling open to women; Kilted Miles for men and women; Battle Ax Hurling open to all.
	www.gsfg.org /gsfg_009.htm (384 words)

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