The GAA: A People's History - Hardcover

Mike Cronin; Mark Duncan; Paul Rouse

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1848890184 ISBN 13: 9781848890183

Publisher: The Collins Press, 2009

Synopsis

Commissioned by the GAA to celebrate its 125th anniversary, this is the story of how it carved a unique place at the heart of Irish life. Lavishly illustrated with photographs and historical documents, this is a book with absorbing insights into a world both uniquely Irish and global.

About this title

Review:

'Beautifully-compiled anniversary ode [...] a great showcase for The Collins Press' --The Irish Times

'Standing high above the pack [of books commemorating the GAA]' --Irish Independent

'Wonderfully nostalgic pictures' --Irish Daily Mail

'Book is excellent and the photographs superb; and very well used. Great design' --John Bowman, RTE journalist

'Fabulously presented [...] this book should be read by all those within the association [and also] makes a good companion for those outside the association who wish to gain an understanding of how the GAA has evolved' --Evening Echo

About the Author:

Mike Cronin, academic director of Boston College Ireland, has written widely on Ireland s history. His books include The Blueshirts and Irish Politics (1997), Sport and Nationalism in Ireland (1999), and Irish History for Dummies (2006). He contributes to radio and television on Irish and sporting history. Mark Duncan is a Research Consultant and Exhibition Co-ordinator. Central in establishing the GAA Museum at Croke Park and a regular current-affairs researcher with RTE, he has worked on research projects in Ireland for public and corporate bodies. Paul Rouse, formerly of Prime Time in RTE, has written extensively on the history of Irish sport and the GAA. He teaches history at UCD. All are directors of the GAA Oral History Project based at Boston College - Ireland.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Collins Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1848890184
• ISBN 13: 9781848890183
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 447