The Hurlers
The First All-Ireland Championship and the Making of Modern Hurling
$27.84
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
2 May 2019
Summary
The gripping story of the politics, the intrigue and the rows behind the rebirth of hurling
In 1882, a letter was published in the Irish Times, lamenting the decline of hurling. The game was now played only in a few isolated rural pockets, and according to no fixed set of rules. It would have been absurd to imagine that, within five years, an all-Ireland hurling championship would be underway, under the auspices of a powerful national organization.
The Hurlers is a superbly re…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241983546 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241983541 |
| Author: | Paul Rouse |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 2 May 2019 |
| Weight: | 230g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 131mm x 22mm |
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Fascinating … a brilliantly researched book on hurling in the early years of the GAA - - Martin Breheny, Irish Independent
Fascinating … a brilliantly researched book on hurling in the early years of the GAA * Martin Breheny, Irish Independent *I heartily recommend it. Great picture of the emergence of modern Ireland amidst sport, nationalism, priests and assorted crazy hotheads … Brilliant stuff * Dara Ó Briain *A story of pioneerism, passion, intrigue, skulduggery and commitment … a must read for the many sports, and particularly hurling, supporters and admirers in today’s version of Ireland * Irish Times *Brilliantly entertaining … not just the gripping account of that first championship, but also of how the game of hurling itself was saved in the 1880s from what seemed certain extinction * Sunday Independent *Terrific – Kieran Shannon * Irish Examiner *Both a sports and a history book, full of wonderful stories from a different time, with tales of passion, skullduggery and controversy, played out against the backdrop of what could be described as a civil war within the GAA and a land war that threatened to rip the country apart * RTE Culture *A brilliant piece of work * Matt Cooper *Can’t recommend this enough. Amazing detail, brilliant story telling, full sweep of Irish life in the 1880’s and all the seeds and fault lines of GAA life today brought to life * Ger Gilroy *Fascinating – Frank McNally * Irish Times *Superb – Jack Anderson * Irish Examiner *
About The Author
Paul Rouse
Paul Rouse lectures in Irish history and sports history at University College Dublin, and writes a column on sport for the Irish Examiner.
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