This project commenced many years ago and has been a huge undertaking by sean mcevoy. Whether theyre into the all ireland hurling final, all ireland football final, irish. Luckily my task is lightened somewhat by the existence of an earlier club history a gaelic tradition. Annanough gaa is a gaelic athletic association gaelic football club in county laois, ireland. For camogie ideas by oreilly, avril and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Discover book depositorys huge selection of gaelic football books online. When michael cusack moved to dublin, in 1877, to open his academy preparing irish students for the civil service examinations, sport throughout ireland was. Its games are played in every parish, village and townland of ireland. Gaa books ireland gaelic sports books ireland mercier. As it moves past its 125th anniversary, this is the story of how it carved for itself a unique place at the heart of irish life.
The club is one of the oldest clubs in co offaly and indeed possibly the country being formed only a few short years after the formation of the gaa itself. Kildare library and research department, based in newbridge library, and was historian in residence for co. It also lists up to 900 people involved in the rising. At the heart of that reawakening was one of the oldest rivalries in the gaa, a gripping power struggle between neighbours that left everyone asking the same question in the summer of 1966. Death of pioneering gaa publisher oconnor independent.
James durney is a graduate of nui maynooth and an awardwinning author of twentytwo books on irish history. Robertstown gaa club has organised a series of events to mark its centenary including the official opening of its new club grounds, a family fun day and the publication of a new book. The meeting had to be brot to an abrupt termination. Centenary of kildare camogie 19042004 by joan oflynn kildare county camogie board. The day the black and tans stopped a kildare gaa match and. After its original production, all copies were sold. A history of daingean gaa 1889 2014 offaly history. This account is an attempt to summarise these contributions. From guides to the championship, to the john omahoney autobiography. Official twitter account of robertstown gfc, kildare, ireland. A brief history kildysart gaa club was founded in 1886, just a few years after the gaa itself was formed.
Gaadub0101 18961898 dublin county board minute books 2 made an unprovoked assault on mr keane thus bringing the committee into disrepute with the national club authorities. It contains 284 pages and is worthwhile reading if you wish to know anything about the robertstown area. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. We are irelands oldest independent publishing house. Events to mark 100th birthday of robertstown gaa club. A peoples history of the gaa now available in paperback. Irish thoroughbred and irish rose irish hearts series by. It was the start of a lengthy list of gaa books from the blackwater stable, including autobiographies of mick odwyer, dj carey, davy. A centenary history, by eoghan corry, clg chill dara, 1984, isbn 0950937002 hb isbn 0950937010 pb. Documents for the new leaving certificate history case. Special thanks to connacht tribune keeps you up to date with sports. A word about irish athletics no movement, having for its object the social and political advancement of a nation from the tyranny of imported and enforced customs and manners can be regarded as perfect if it has not made adequate.
Moyanna had won the 1891 laois senior football championship title while. Robertstown is a gaelic athletic association club in robertstown, county kildare, ireland, affiliated to kildare gaa. Monageer boolavogue gaa club is one of the oldest clubs in county wexford, being one of the first units to affiliate to the newly constituted wexford co. Here is a peoples history, commissioned by the gaa, outlining how gaelic games and the social world around them shaped the lives of generations of irish people at home and abroad. It was founded one year before the gaelic athletic association was founded in thurles. Eoghan corry traces the history of this extraordinary body in pictures. The club has enjoyed a chequered existence over the past 127 years and did at times fear extinction. It is all the better for being something of a social history too. While the clubs main activity has been the playing of gaelic football, it has been involved in a wide variety of activities over the years. Based on the popular facebook page, which regularly reaches over 500,000 people, the rorys stories guide to the gaa sends up a certain kind of lad obsessed with the gaa calendar, his local club and county team above everything else. But there was a catch, and his name was travis grant. To speed up searching please forward as much information you have already on the personfamily and we will. Ballycastle gaa club also has the proud record of the late great tom langan being selected on the irish independentan post football team of the millennium as the greatest fullforward in the history of gaelic football.
Kilkenny people published gaa yearbooks from 1972 to 1988 inclusive, edited by peter holohan 19721981 and john knox 19821988 2. Ie is an irish based online bookstore offering a wide diverse range of books, new releases, bestsellers, bargains and rare books, with worldwide. As gaa and meath fan, i enjoyed every second reading this book, it was a pure honest, real life. It caters for underage and senior teams from ages 6 upwards. The following is a brief history of the geraldine ohanrahans gaa club from its inception to present day. Kilkenny gaa yearbooks 1972 2018 features and information to help speed up your enjoyment of the year books please read on 1. New book captures grassroots gaa club games from all over. The gaa is the largest amateur sports body in the world and the most successful voluntary association in the history of modern ireland. A history of daingean gaa 1889 2014 2017 marks the publication of a comprehensive history of the story of daingean gaa. The urbanrural divide, the ban and the popularity of gaelic games. The riverstown story is now on sale in the folk park, and in the village shops. Archaeological sites in county antrim, castles in county antrim, history of belfast, lordlieutenants of antrim, military history of county antrim, monuments and memorials in county antrim, politics of county antrim, the troubles in county.
A peoples history of the gaa now available in paperback the gaa has had its ups and downs over the years but theres no denying it has been a major part of irish culture since its inception in 1884. Gill books humour the rorys stories guide to the gaa. The history of gortnahoeglengoole gaa tipperary by gortnahoeglengoole gaa tipperary price. For further information contact paul, 0719165001 or. Buy gaelic sport memorabilia and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. This book was published in 1986 as part of the south australian jubilee 150 celebrations and covers the history of the robertstown council area at that time. The history of the gaa, the decline in the popularity of gaelic games and the influence of the ban are all the subject of this. The club was formed in 1919, and in the 100 years since, it has won six junior county championships and many league titles in junior, minor and underage competitions. Simonstown gaels gfc in 1965, muhammad ali was heavyweight champion of the world, lyndon johnson was in the white house, sean lemass was taoiseach, martin quinn was meaths fullback, mick oconnell was the star man for kerry, colm orourke was in high infants down in leitrim and arkle won his second gold cup.
Newspaper clippings featured on this site are available in full on the connacht tribune online archives. This parish, which is situated on the river shannon, in a level and fertile district, is nearly equidistant from the. Inniskeen grattans was founded in 1883 and is the oldest gaa club in county monaghan. Its a frustration photographer paul carroll experienced more than once in his seven years journeying around ireland for a new book capturing grassroots gaa games from each of.
Kildares decade of commemorations committee from 2015 to 2017. The early years of robertstown gaa club are intertwined with some of the most tumultuous events in irish history, according to a new book to mark the centenary of the club. It gives an account of the origins of the gaa in the district and a history up to 1984. Gaa oral history project travelling to county matches was mainly by the old steam trains with plenty of smoke especially when the train going through a tunnel. Roscommon county board chairman dan orourke also served as president of the gaa for a three year term between 1946 and 1949.
Jack mahon is the author of a history of gaelic football 2. Kevin jordan, originally from athenry, has taught history for 34 years and is the deputy principal of banagher college. The final between inniskeen grattans and carrickmacross emmets,was won by inniskeen by 07 to 00. For the club it was a matter of putting as many as possible into a car which got us to matches outside of the enniscorthy district. This is the first time that this history has been compiled and a big thank you has to been given to liam roche, goh gaa club secretary.
A book highlighting the role played by 10 co fermanagh men involved in the easter rising will be launched this weekend. Robertstown, or castlerobert, a parish, in the shanid division of the barony of lower connello, county of limerick, and province of munster, 4 miles w. Book shines light on 1916 risings fermanagh men the. Annanough was founded in 1920 from a merger of the old vicarstown and moyanna clubs. Meath gaa is gathering the contact information of all 59 club pros in meath. Kildare gaa yearbook, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 2000 in sequence especially the millennium yearbook of 2000. Ie is an irish based online bookstore offering a wide diverse range of books, new releases, bestsellers, bargains and rare books, with worldwide delivery. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online. Based in cork and irelands oldest independent publishing house, mercier press, has a wide range of gaa books and gaelic sports books available online. This is the first book by one of ireland s leading sports historians. Books about ireland irish writers irish history books. Welcome to mercier press irish book publisher for history nonfiction and cookery books since 1944. The lavishly illustrated the town a centenary history by james durney and maurice musgrave charts the fascinating story of the club from its humble beginnings in 1919.
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