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08th Sep 2015

VIDEO: Ireland has a new national past-time and it’s called ‘can-jousting’

A noble pursuit

Carl Kinsella

The sport of kings.

Can-jousting is exactly what it sounds like. Two men riding their noble steeds straight at one another with lances made of beer cans.

The stakes are high, the dangers are many and only the bravest (drunkest) warriors can compete.

Luckily, Eoghan Savage was on hand to capture the can-jousting carnage that took place at last weekend’s Electric Picnic.

EP never fails to be one of the scauldiest weekends of the year

Posted by Eoghan Savage on Monday, 7 September 2015

According to the video on Facebook, the pioneers involved are Gary Oak, Mikey Morris, Dave Kane and Niall Kennedy. Lads, we salute you.

Thanks to Mikey Morris for sending this in. 

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