Which fast Irish stick-and-ball sport had its modern rules set out at the founding of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Hayes Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary in 1884, and is played across Ireland, including Ulster, and in the diaspora as far as the Scottish Highlands?

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Hurling. Hurling's modern rules were set at the founding of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Hayes Hotel, Thurles, County Tipperary in 1884. It is played across Ireland and in the diaspora; the first game in the Scottish Highlands was played at Easter 2012 by an Ulster select side.