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Blood, Sweat, Triumph & Tears: The Magic of the GAA

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Blood, Sweat, Triumph & Tears: The Magic of the GAA
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Scally
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreSporting events, tours and organisations
Hurling
Gaelic football
ISBN/Barcode 9781785302862
ClassificationsDewey:796.09415
Audience
General
Illustrations 8pp colour plate section

Publishing Details

Publisher Black and White Publishing
Imprint Black and White Publishing
Publication Date 11 February 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Gaelic games are a key part of our everyday life. They're the focus of endless debate and speculation, set the mood of Monday's post-match workplace and dominate pub-talk. For many of us, life and death run second to major GAA events. Blood, Sweat, Triumph & Tears looks back at some of the best moments from the sporting nation's favourite soap opera. It pays homage to the great players and personalities in Gaelic football, hurling, ladies' football and camogie, and the classic victories and thrilling contests the Gaelic games have produced down the decades. Based on exclusive interviews with many of the greatest personalities in the rich history of the GAA and covering every county in Ireland, this is a unique insight into the passion and the politics, the controversies and the crises, the wisdom and the wit, and the highs and the lows of the country's greatest national treasure.

Author Biography

John Scally lectures at Trinity College, but in his spare time is a writer and broadcaster. Since 1992 he has written 40 books with cumulative sales of over 150,000. He is the author of the biggest selling GAA book in Ireland, Raising the Banner: The Biography of Ger Loughnane, and for a few years his biography of Tony Ward was the biggest selling rugby book in Ireland.

Reviews

'Will bring back great memories for lovers of Gaelic Games.' - KAROL MANNION, 'A book to shorten the long winter nights for any GAA fan.' - DERMOT EARLEY, Kildare legend