Princes of Pigskin by Joe O Muircheartaigh
Kerry is the most successful county in Gaelic football with a long history and many heroes. This collection of interview-based essays surveys Kerry footballers since 1903, their first All-Ireland success. Featured are 100 proud wearers of the green and gold, some amongst the most successful, others who weren't lucky enough to bring home an All-Ireland medal. Current stars interviewed include Colm 'Gooch' Cooper and Kieran Donaghy while names from the past range from Joe Barrett and John Joe Sheehy to Mick O'Connell. All represented Kerry with distinction and have a story to tell. There are long-forgotten tales and unknown gems of cycling, gun-running, gambling and drinking; some tell of troubled times and civil war; others are amusing and controversial anecdotes of recent training styles and successes. All have helped shape Kerry football.
'Vast and magnificent' Sunday Tribune 'Brilliant, one of the finest books produced on the GAA' The Irish Times 'Wonderful' Sunday Independent 'Stunning' The Kerryman
From Dublin, Joe A" Muircheartaigh is a journalist with the Clare People and author of Chronicle of Clare 1900-2000 and The Time of Our Live:; Clare's Hurling Revolution of the 90's. He has won two McNamee Awards for writing and broadcasting on GAA. T. J. Flynn, from Killarney, is a journalist with the Clare People and has worked for the Sunday Tribune and the Clare Champion. In 2004 he was Irish Arts Journalist of the Year in the ESB-sponsored National Journalism Awards.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781905172511 |
| ISBN 10 | 1905172516 |
| Title | Princes of Pigskin |
| Author | Joe O Muircheartaigh |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Gill |
| Year published | 2007-10-31 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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