by the winner of the ball. carry-off the ball - to win the ball. Country Ball - a win for the countrymen. deal the ball - to pass the ball. Also used as a request to an opponent to give up possession without being tackled. have the ball - to win the ball (less formal), i.e. "who had the ball on Shrove Tuesday?" holder of the ball - sometimes used to describe the previous winner, as he is the custodian of the ball until the next hurl. silver beer - beer served in the evening after the hurl, from gallon jugs in which the ball is immersed. shuffle the ball - to hide the ball (generally frowned upon – unless done in jest.) stand - to tackle. throw-up - the start of the game, performed by a person invited to do so by the previous winner of the ball. Town Ball - a win for the townsmen. winner of the ball - the hurler who goals the ball or carries it over the boundary to win the game for his team. Local features relating to hurling Several references to the tradition of hurling are found in St Columb Major: The parish badge is a hand holding a hurling ball, with the words "Town and Country do your best"; this is used by a number of local organisations such as the town council, the primary school and the football club. The name of the "Silver Ball" public house is a reference to the hurling ball. The pub sign includes a painting of hurling action. A large painting by local artist Dick Twinney celebrating the hurling tradition hangs in the town centre. A board listing all the winners of the ball since 1900 hangs in the Town Hall. Photographs of hurls over the last few decades are displayed in some of the town's pubs. The finial of the Town Hall bell turret is in the form of a hurling ball. Other present-day examples of the game St. Ives (annually) The annual St Ives hurling match happens on Feast Monday each February (the feast is on the Sunday nearest to 3 February). The game starts at 10.30am when the silver ball is thrown from the wall of the Parish Church by the Mayor to the crowd below on the beach. The ball is passed from one to another on the beach and then