Brothers in Sport GAA
Brothers in Sport GAA

Author: Donal Keenan

Publisher: Mercier Press Ltd

Published: 2010-10-01

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 1856357422

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In a game rich with sibling talent and ability, Donal Keenan offers a fascinating examination of some of the game's remarkable family relationships. Profiling some of Ireland's most famous hurling and football brothers, Brothers in Sport provides an insight into the lives of these well-known sporting brothers. Including interviews with the Ó hAilpíns, the Earleys and the Canavans, as well as memories of past heroes like the Foleys and the Rackards, these profiles reflect the triumphs and disappointments of sporting brothers from across the country throughout their careers.

Pulse of the Nation
Pulse of the Nation

Author: Martin Breheny

Publisher: Hachette Books Ireland

Published: 2024-10-03

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 1399734660

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THE GAA book of 2024 - covering 140 years of the agony and the ecstasy of Ireland's national games and their place at the heart of Irish life.

O'Brien Pocket History of Gaelic Sport
O'Brien Pocket History of Gaelic Sport

Author: Eamonn Sweeney

Publisher: The O'Brien Press

Published: 2012-10-04

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 184717521X

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A clear, concise and fascinating introduction to Gaelic sport, covering Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and handball. The two greatest finals, the All Ireland Hurling and Football finals, are the largest amateur events in the world, drawing huge crowds and bringing many parts of the country to a standstill. This book deals with the origins of these games and their revival, the history of the championships and the GAA, the main rules and scoring systems, famous teams and players, great GAA grounds, All-Star awards and tours, the women's games, famous commentators, the gear and the trophies, compromise games with Aussie rules. A compendium of information on the fastest field sports in the world.

The Rise of Gaelic Sports in Europe
The Rise of Gaelic Sports in Europe

Author: Denis O'Brien

Publisher:

Published: 2021-05-05

Total Pages: 527

ISBN-13:

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The story of almost 300 years of Gaelic Sports in Europe - from the games fascinating yet invisible 18th, 19th and 20th century European history, to Irish immigrant influence, to Spanish, French, German, Italians and others, embracing Gaelic Football and Hurling as new treasure in their lives. The author examines how five clubs 20 years ago, became 90 today and why new clubs are springing up in countries that had never heard of Gaelic Sports despite cultural, geographic and economic challenges. The book revisits a long forgotten Irish Hurling Tour of Belgium, recounts the birth of a new Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) county board and finds out just why locals in Galicia and Brittany love Gaelic football, and also, why young Germans are passionate about hurling. The book also considers Gaelic Sports future in Europe and what this might mean for the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Ireland.

Sport and Revolutionaries
Sport and Revolutionaries

Author: John Nauright

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-10-02

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 1317519485

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This collection examines the role of sport in the lives of key revolutionary thinkers and leftist activists. In contrast to those who take a more romantic view of sport and believe in its apolitical nature, the eight essays help make clear how sport has served as a site for political activism and the revolutionary thought and practices of such individuals as Henry Mayers Hyndman, Vladimer Ilyich Lenin, Fidel Castro, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, Harry Edwards, Charles Perkins, and Darius Dhlomo. Written by noted scholars with long publication lists, the essays in turn provide insights into the close connection among sport, politics, and revolutionary movements in countries varying widely in their history, governmental policies, and treatment of individuals and groups. Taken as a whole, the essays, which adopt a very broad definition of revolutions, are written with the hope of encouraging more serious thought regarding the transformative potential of sports which can be both individually liberating and responsible for co-opting the lower classes and helping maintain power among the political and economic elite in capitalistic as well as socialist societies. This bookw as published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.

Ireland's Professional Amateurs
Ireland's Professional Amateurs

Author: Andy Mendlowitz

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2007-11

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 0595456847

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When American sportswriter Andy Mendlowitz took a summer vacation to Ireland, his itinerary included visiting medieval castles and drinking dark beer. He soon discovered a world where big-time sports aren't yet a business, but still a game. Ireland's rough-and-tumble pastimes of hurling and Gaelic football attract crowds of up to 80,000 fans a contest. The high-profile players, though, are amateurs. They train as professionals but must work fulltime jobs to pay the bills. The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) also lacks free agency or trades-you simply play for your hometown team, even if you move away. Amazed by this concept, and burned out at work, Mendlowitz quit his job and moved to Ireland for eight months His aim was to get excited again by understanding what drives these athletes. Along the way, he met interesting characters and learned how the sports intersect with the ancient Irish language, burgeoning economy and the Troubles in Northern Ireland. From big cities like Belfast, Dublin and Cork to tiny rural parishes, Mendlowitz paints a vivid picture of Ireland and the joy of competing.

Sport, Music, Identities
Sport, Music, Identities

Author: Anthony Bateman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-01-08

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1317650409

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Despite the close and longstanding links between sport and music, the relationships between these two significant cultural forms have been relatively neglected. This book addresses the oversight with a series of highly original essays written by authors from a range of academic disciplines including history, psychology, musicology and cultural studies. It deals with themes including sport in music; music in sport; the use of music in mass sporting events; and sport, music and protest. In so doing, the book raises a range of important themes such as personal and collective identity, cultural value, ideology, globalisation and the commercialisation of sport. As well as considering the sport/music nexus in Great Britain, the collection examines sport and music in Ireland, the United States, Germany and the former Soviet Union, as well as in the Olympic movement. Musical styles and genres discussed are diverse and include classical, rock, music hall and football-terrace chants. For anybody with an interest in sport, music or both, this collection will prove an enjoyable and stimulating read. This book was previously published as a Special Issue of Sport in Society.

Critical Geographies of Sport
Critical Geographies of Sport

Author: Natalie Koch

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2016-10-04

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1317404300

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brings together research in geography, sport studies and related disciplines includes cases from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas fascinating reading for anyone with an interest in sport and politics, sport and society, or human geography