The Story Of Croke Park
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The Story Of Croke Park
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Author : Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh
language : en
Publisher: O'Brien Press
Release Date : 2023-08-10
The Story Of Croke Park written by Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh and has been published by O'Brien Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-10 with categories.
It may seem strange to us now, but for a long time, with Ireland ruled by Britain, it was against the law to play sports like hurling and Gaelic football. That has all changed, and football, hurling and camogie are Ireland's most popular sports. Gaelic sports icon Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh shares his lifelong passion for the GAA with young readers, as he guides them through its history, and its most iconic stadium, Croke Park. The stadium changed as Ireland changed, and it has been the venue for some of the most memorable matches in our history, as well as major historic events like Bloody Sunday. Micheál picks his favourite players, matches and incidents from history and talks about the thrilling experience of commentating on games, and seeing the fabled cups - Sam Maguire, Liam McCarthy, O'Duffy and Brendan Martin - being held high by the All Ireland winners. A must for all young GAA fans.
Croke Park
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Author : Tim Carey
language : en
Publisher: Collins Press
Release Date : 2007
Croke Park written by Tim Carey and has been published by Collins Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Sports & Recreation categories.
An updated edition of the story of Ireland's famous sporting arena, Croke Park.
The Bloodied Field
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Author : Michael Foley
language : en
Publisher: The O'Brien Press Ltd
Release Date : 2020-07-06
The Bloodied Field written by Michael Foley and has been published by The O'Brien Press Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-06 with Political Science categories.
On the morning of 21 November 1920, Jane Boyle walked to Sunday Mass in the church where she would be married five days later. That afternoon she went with her fiancé to watch Tipperary and Dublin play a Gaelic football match at Croke Park. Across the city fourteen men lay dead in their beds after a synchronised IRA attack designed to cripple British intelligence services in Ireland. Trucks of police and military rumbled through the city streets as hundreds of people clamoured at the metal gates of Dublin Castle seeking refuge. Some of them were headed for Croke Park. Award-winning journalist and author Michael Foley recounts the extraordinary story of Bloody Sunday in Croke Park and the 90 seconds of shooting that changed Ireland forever. In a deeply intimate portrait he tells for the first time the stories of those killed, the police and military personnel who were in Croke Park that day, and the families left shattered in its aftermath, all against the backdrop of a fierce conflict that stretched from the streets of Dublin and the hedgerows of Tipperary to the halls of Westminster. Updated with new information and photographs.
From D N S On To Croke Park
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Author : Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005-05
From D N S On To Croke Park written by Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-05 with Gaelic games categories.
Memoir by the most well known Irish radio sports commentator. He works for RTE and is a household name in Ireland. The book covers his childhood growing up in Kerry, his years as a teacher and the past forty odd years as a GAA (Gaelic Games) radio commentator.
Close To Croke Park
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
Close To Croke Park written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Dublin (Ireland) categories.
The Children Of Croke Park
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Author : Michael Foley
language : en
Publisher: The O'Brien Press Ltd
Release Date : 2023-04-03
The Children Of Croke Park written by Michael Foley and has been published by The O'Brien Press Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-03 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
Dublin 1920 'Above the noise of the crowd, I could hear men shouting. I looked back and saw them – a line of trucks, and men with guns starting to run towards the field. That's when it happened.' On a bright day in November, three boys joined the huge crowd heading to a Gaelic football match at Croke Park. Excitement filled the air, but also fear. Important men had been killed in their beds that morning by the IRA. The police were angry. In the middle of a cruel war for Irish independence, people were afraid of what might happen next. But that war wouldn't come to Croke Park. Would it?
Voices From Croke Park
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Author : Sean Potts
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-04-01
Voices From Croke Park written by Sean Potts and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Voices from Croke Park charts the journeys of 12 true greats of the Gaelic games, each of whom has helped shape the rich history of football and hurling. These are men who pursued glory in Ireland's greatest sporting arena, players whose passion and vision were embodied in their performances in their county's jersey. The footballers featured are Bernard Flynn (Meath), Mikey Sheehy (Kerry), Ciarán Whelan (Dublin), Anthony Molloy (Donegal), Peter Canavan (Tyrone), Liam McHale (Mayo) and Cork footballer and hurler Jimmy Barry-Murphy. From hurling, Eamonn O'Donoghue (Cork), Tony Keady (Galway), DJ Carey (Kilkenny), Gerard McGrattan (Down) and Michael Duignan (Offaly) are interviewed. This collection is a celebration of their achievements in the GAA, with their stories brought vividly to life by Ireland's leading sportswriters.
Death On A Country Road
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Author : Desmond Fahy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Death On A Country Road written by Desmond Fahy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
The story of how two Derry GAA supporters returning from Croke Park were killed by loyalist paramilitaries operating an illegal checkpoint on a country road in South Armagh. On the way home that night through south Armagh Sean Farmer and Colm McCartney were stopped at what later transpired to be a bogus security forces checkpoint. Less than an hour later, their bodies were found at the side of the road in the townland of Altnamackin, a few miles outside Newtownhamilton. This book is the first attempt to tell the men's story. It is a vividly imagined re-creation of the time and circumstances of the murders coupled with an examination of their factual background. The murders were particularly significant because they represented the first time that the GAA had found itself targeted by terrorists in such a public and blatant way. Many more attacks on its members would follow in the next two decades. At its core this book reveals both the human stories of loss behind the headlines that the murders generated and the inadequate official investigation which followed. But above everything else this is the story of the lives and deaths on a country road in rural Armagh of Sean and Colm, two friends on their way home from a football match.
Stones Of Dublin
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Author : Lisa Marie Griffith
language : en
Publisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Release Date : 2014-09-29
Stones Of Dublin written by Lisa Marie Griffith and has been published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-29 with History categories.
Stand on any street in Dublin and one is confronted with history. Behind the façades of the ten buildings featured here is the story of Dublin, bringing to life key events and characters from the past. The buildings include: Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin's oldest church; Dublin Castle, the colonisers' castle; Trinity College Dublin, the first seat of learning; the Old Parliament House (Bank of Ireland); City Hall, the centre of civic life; Kilmainham Gaol, where leaders of the rebellions of 1798, 1803, 1848, 1867 and 1916 were detained; St James' Gate Brewery, home of Guinness; the iconic GPO, the last great Georgian public building erected; the national theatre and 'cradle of Irish drama', the Abbey, and Croke Park, home of the Gaelic Athletic Association and a cathedral of sport. These survive as tangible reminders of Dublin's past and help shape the city landscape today. Bringing together the stories of these landmark buildings takes us on a wonderful journey through the shifting social, political and cultural history of Ireland's capital.
Izzys Magical Football Adventure
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Author : Larkin Emma
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-09-16
Izzys Magical Football Adventure written by Larkin Emma and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-16 with categories.
Izzy is a seven-year-old girl who lives in Ireland and loves all sport, especially Gaelic Football. Izzy plays football with her brothers on a regular basis in their back garden and dreams of playing for her county in the All Ireland Ladies Football Final in Croke Park when she is older. One day, Izzy puts on her great grandmother's bracelet, which is made of old All Ireland medals that her great grandmother won a long time ago, and something unexpected and magical happens, which may make Izzy's Croke Park dream a reality sooner than she expected................