Scholars have made considerable progress in recent years in researching the history of sport in Ireland, yet there are still important areas that have not received scholarly attention. One of these is the topic of sport during the Great Famine. A close perusal of contemporary newspapers reveals that large numbers of Irish people, from all social groups, continued to enjoy sports, either as participants or as spectators, during the Famine years. Horse races, especially steeplechases, were universally popular, with many meets attracting attendances that numbered in the thousands. Other popular sports included fox hunting, stag hunting, greyhound coursing, sailing, cricket and cockfighting. This article illustrates the widespread popularity of sport in Ireland in this period, based mainly on a reading of newspaper accounts, and discusses why the subject of sport does not feature in folk or popular memory of the Famine.

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“运动越多越好，我们说”

近年来，学者们在研究爱尔兰体育史方面取得了长足的进步，但仍有一些重要领域没有受到学术界的关注。其中之一是大饥荒期间的体育话题。仔细阅读当代报纸可以发现，在饥荒年代，来自各个社会群体的大量爱尔兰人继续以参与者或观众的身份享受体育运动。赛马，尤其是障碍赛马，普遍受欢迎，许多比赛吸引了数以千计的观众。其他受欢迎的运动包括猎狐、猎鹿、赛狗、航海、板球和斗鸡。本文主要基于对报纸报道的阅读，说明了这一时期爱尔兰体育的广泛流行，