Download or read book Sporting Legends of Ireland written by Turtle Bunbury and published by Mainstream Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lavishly illustrated collection of profiles of Irish sporting stars past and present
Download or read book Legends written by and published by Open Door Series. This book was released on 2022-09-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ireland s Call written by Stephen Walker and published by Merrion Press. This book was released on 2015-09-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ireland's Call BBC journalist Stephen Walker charts the fascinating stories of 40 Irishmen who swapped the sports field for the battlefield - household names who gave up their blossoming careers to volunteer for the Great War. Using rare archive letters, memoirs and newspaper reports, this compelling book features the stories of sportsmen whose lives were tragically cut short in the mud of the Somme, the despair of Ypres and the heat of Gallipoli. It chronicles the remarkable achievements of Irish international footballers and rugby players, athletes, GAA stars, cricketers, hockey players and a record-breaking Irish champion golfer. A century on, their sacrifices and those of a generation of Irish sporting heroes, are finally and faithfully recorded in this unique and evocative account.
Download or read book 100 ULSTER SPORTING LEGENDS written by STEVEN. BEACOM and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Girls Play Too written by Jacqui Hurley and published by Merrion Press. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irish sportswomen have been breaking the mould for a very, very long time. In 1956, Maeve Kyle became our first female Olympian, and in 1978 rally driver Rosemary Smith broke the country’s land-speed record! Through the 1990s and 2000s we had world champions in Sonia O’Sullivan, Derval O’Rourke and Olive Loughnane, and more recently, the fantastic Katie Taylor, Kellie Harrington and Annalise Murphy have been among those who have put Irish sportswomen on the map. This book breaks the mould once more, as a first ever compendium of stories for children about our best contemporary sportswomen. With a fairytale touch, RTɒs Jacqui Hurley tells the stories of women who have proved that being a girl is not a barrier to sporting success. Each story is one of overcoming big challenges, and the role models celebrated here are sure to inspire the next generation of Irish sportswomen. Featuring twenty-five dazzling athletes, and with delightful drawings by five wonderful female Irish illustrators, Girls Play Too is a celebration of some of our brightest and best sporting stars, and of all that you can achieve if you try your best and never give up on your dreams.
Download or read book Ireland s Sporting Legends written by Paul O'Flynn and published by . This book was released on 2024-10-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was a time of change for Irish rugby. Following World Cup heartbreak and the loss of inspirational captain Johnny Sexton, Ireland faced the new Six Nations season with many challenges. Could they shake off the disappointment in France? Who would fill Sexton's boots and lead the team? And could they overcome it all to become back-to-back Six Nations champions? Ireland's Call is the gripping story of Ireland's 2024 Six Nations campaign, for young readers. The latest book in Paul O'Flynn's 'Irish Sporting Legends' series recounts the highs and lows of an emerging team, on and off the pitch, in their battle for Six Nations glory.
Download or read book Leeside Legends written by John Coughlan and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sport and sporting pastimes have always been an important part of life in Cork. What is remarkable about Cork sports men and women is their success across the entire range of sporting disciplines. There can be no true criteria for measuring the quality of a Leeside Legend. In the world of partisan sport, one man's hero is another man's villain. Leeside Legends brings together a collection of stories of 100 heroes who have broken as many hearts as they have lifted. This collection is not meant to be definitive, but rather representative of the many thousands who through the clash of the ash or the wearing of the green on an international stage have brought happiness and joy to the sporting capital of Ireland.
Download or read book Collecting Sports Legends written by Joe Orlando and published by Zyrus Press. This book was released on 2008-12 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive guide takes the reader on a historical journey, providing an in-depth look at the icons of sport, captured through their greatest collectibles. Composed by the leading experts in the field, never before has one book covered such a variety of hobby subjects. For those interested in building a fine collection of sports memorabilia, from baseball cards to autographs to game-used bats, each subject is covered in great detail. Within each chapter, the best of the best has been selected by the experts. Whether you are a hardcore collector or just an avid sports fan, this book not only helps bring the legends of sport to life but it provides crucial tips on how to assemble a world class collection. From Babe Ruth to Tiger Woods, from Wilt Chamberlain to Joe Namath, every major sport is covered. This book contains hundreds of sports memorabilia images, including many of the finest examples in the world.
Download or read book Cora Staunton written by Eimear Ryan and published by The O'Brien Press Ltd. This book was released on 2019-08-12 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cora Staunton is an elite sportswoman: winner of four All-Irelands, 11 All-Stars and five Club All-Irelands. She is a trailblazer in the Australian Football League, and a hero in her native Mayo for her gaelic football skills. But it's been a long and eventful road for Cora. When she was young, she was small for her age, and had to prove herself at every level: to the boys in her club, to the Mayo selectors who took a chance on her as a teenager, but most importantly to herself. From Croke Park to the stadiums of Sydney, Cora has proved herself to be a master of the game. This is the story of how a young football-mad girl became a living legend. A story of female empowerment for younger readers.
Download or read book The Irish and the Making of American Sport 1835 1920 written by Patrick R. Redmond and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-02-10 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jerrold Casway coined the phrase "The Emerald Age of Baseball" to describe the 1890s, when so many Irish names dominated teams' rosters. But one can easily agree--and expand--that the period from the mid-1830s well into the first decade of the 20th century and assign the term to American sports in general. This book covers the Irish sportsman from the arrival of James "Deaf" Burke in 1836 through to Jack B. Kelly's rejection by Henley regatta and his subsequent gold medal at the 1920 Olympics. It avoids recounting the various victories and defeats of the Irish sportsman, seeking instead to deal with the complex interaction that he had with alcohol, gambling and Sunday leisure: pleasures that were banned in most of America at some time or other between 1836 and 1920. This book also covers the Irish sportsman's close relations with politicians, his role in labor relations, his violent lifestyle--and by contrast--his participation in bringing respectability to sport. It also deals with native Irish sports in America, the part played by the Irish in "Team USA's" initial international sporting ventures, and in the making and breaking of amateurism within sport.
Download or read book Sport and Ireland written by Paul Rouse and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2015-10-08 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first history of sport in Ireland, locating the history of sport within Irish political, social, and cultural history, and within the global history of sport. Sport and Ireland demonstrates that there are aspects of Ireland's sporting history that are uniquely Irish and are defined by the peculiarities of life on a small island on the edge of Europe. What is equally apparent, though, is that the Irish sporting world is unique only in part; much of the history of Irish sport is a shared history with that of other societies. Drawing on an unparalleled range of sources - government archives, sporting institutions, private collections, and more than sixty local, national, and international newspapers - this volume offers a unique insight into the history of the British Empire in Ireland and examines the impact that political partition has had on the organization of sport there. Paul Rouse assesses the relationship between sport and national identity, how sport influences policy-making in modern states, and the ways in which sport has been colonized by the media and has colonized it in turn. Each chapter of Sport and Ireland contains new research on the place of sport in Irish life: the playing of hurling matches in London in the eighteenth century, the growth of cricket to become the most important sport in early Victorian Ireland, and the enlistment of thousands of members of the Gaelic Athletic Association as soldiers in the British Army during the Great War. Rouse draws out the significance of animals to the Irish sporting tradition, from the role of horse and dogs in racing and hunting, to the cocks, bulls, and bears that were involved in fighting and baiting.
Download or read book Fyffes Dictionary of Irish Sporting Greats written by John Gleeson and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ireland s Animals written by Niall Mac Coitir and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2015-09-28 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Niall Mac Coitir provides a comprehensive look at the folklore, legends and history of animals in Ireland, and describes their relations with people, being hunted for food, fur, sport, or as vermin, and their position today. A final section, inspired by stories of animal transformation, looks at twelve animals and how we can enrich our lives by visualising ourselves with their special qualities. This fascinating and beautifully illustrated compilation of folklore, legends and natural history will delight all with an interest in Ireland's animals.
Download or read book Girls Play Too Book 2 written by Jacqui Hurley and published by Merrion Press. This book was released on 2021-09-06 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irish sportswomen continue to make headlines! Whether it is Katie Taylor’s continued dominance in the boxing ring, or Rachael Blackmore’s phenomenal success in 2021, as the leading jockey at Cheltenham and the first ever female Grand National winner, Irish women are leading the way through their sporting achievements. Based on interviews with the featured athletes and fully illustrated in colour, the second volume of Girls Play Too continues from where the first book left off. Spoilt for choice, Jacqui’s selection includes some of the most successful athletes to ever grace a GAA pitch, pioneering horse-racing jockeys, elite figures from the athletics circuit, stalwarts of the Irish football team, members of the hugely successful hockey team, and a host of figures who are excelling in their chosen codes. With her popular fairy-tale touch, RTɒs Jacqui Hurley tells the real-life stories of women who have proved that gender is not a barrier to success. Each new story in Girls Play Too: Book 2 is one of empowerment and overcoming adversity, and the role models celebrated here are sure to inspire the next generation of Irish sportswomen even more.
Download or read book The All time Greats of British and Irish Sport written by Peter Matthews and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering over 70 sports and ranging from the Victorian era to modern times, this book is a who's who of famous names in sport in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
Download or read book Bernard Brogan written by Paul O'Flynn and published by Gateway Books. This book was released on 2019-09-06 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2011 All-Ireland football final is considered one of the greatest matches of all time. Dublin beat Kerry to claim the Sam Maguire Cup, but the real hero of the day was Bernard Brogan, who scored a remarkable 6 points for his team. Bernard's mother is from Co. Kerry, but that day even she was shouting for the Blues. Bernard was always good at sport, playing hurling and football as a child and getting picked for the Dublin under-21s team. However, life wasn't always easy. He suffered a bad knee injury that left him on the bench for two years. Through resilience and determination, he regained his fitness and got onto the Dublin senior panel, where he was instrumental in winning four All-Irelands in a row! Now the Drive for Five is on, and Bernard is feeling the pressure. Can Dublin become the greatest football team ever, with Bernard their star player?
Download or read book The Book of Irish Sporting Heroes written by Adrian Russell and published by Red Shed. This book was released on 2023-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From All-Ireland champions to Olympic gold medallists, Grand Slam greats to golfing major champions, join us on a tour of Irish sporting history as never told before. Which Irish soccer player has scored the most goals? Who is the most decorated Irish boxer of their own generation? And who were the youngest Irish sports stars to achieve their dreams? Meet the people who put Ireland on the sporting map, brought together for the first time in charming and beautiful illustrations by Graham Corcoran. For one small island, Ireland has produced a history of sporting achievement to rival even the biggest nations. The Big Book of Irish Sporting Heroes introduces readers young and old to the men and women who achieved spectacular feats across football, gaelic games, horse racing, gymnastics, rugby, the Olympic games, and many many more.
