God and the Referee: Unforgettable GAA Quotations by Eoghan Corry

God and the Referee: Unforgettable GAA Quotations by Eoghan Corry

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Christy Ring, Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh, Ger Loughnane, Breandán Ó hEithir, D J Carey, Brian Mullins, Tom Humphries, Pat Spillane, Liam Griffin, Páidí Ó Sé, Marty Morrissey

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God and the Referee: Unforgettable GAA Quotations by Eoghan Corry

In God and the Referee, Eoghan Corry takes the most memorable words written or spoken about the GAA and amasses them into a treasury of the great and the good. Grouped into twenty-five sections, God and the Referee covers the full expanse of the GAA from players and coaches, journalists and commentators, balladeers and mentors - and from the many hurlers on the ditch who know the game better than anyone. This collection of over 1,000 of the most memorable GAA quotations will amuse and absorb readers, collecting together the unforgettable, outstanding, brilliant words of those GAA greats who have enlivened and brightened Ireland's national sports.
God and the Referee is a collection of the best sayings of GAA players, managers, officials and observers since hurling and football began* Daily Ireland *
Hilarious book of classic quotes from the world of GAA * Sunday World *
Eoghan Corry's magpie's nest will keep you up beyond your normal bedtime * Sunday World *
'several humdred years' worth of comments, songs, headlines and harangues on Irish sports...extensive and entertaining'. * Sunday Business Post Agenda *
a new book has brought together the greatest GAA quotes of all time * Evening Herald *

Eoghan Corry is a writer and columnist. He is author of eight books on
boxing, soccer and GAA history, storylined the GAA museum in Croke Park and
is former sports editor of the Sunday Tribune newspaper, MacNamee award
winner, sports journalist of the year and lecturer on journalism at DIT.

SKU Non disponible
ISBN 13 9780340839768
ISBN 10 0340839767
Titre God and the Referee: Unforgettable GAA Quotations
Auteur Eoghan Corry
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Paperback
Éditeur Hachette Books Ireland
Année de publication 2005-06-01
Nombre de pages 320
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