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The GAA Immortals
The GAA Immortals

The GAA Immortals

100 Gaelic Games Legends

SPORTS & RECREATION

320 Pages, 5 x 7.75

Formats: Trade Paper

Trade Paper, $15.95 (US $15.95) (CA $20.95)

Publication Date: June 2018

ISBN 9781785302121

Rights: US & CA

Black & White Publishing (Jun 2018)

Available from local and national retailers throughout the US.
 

Overview

The lore and legend of Gaelic Games has been shaped by great players. Since Adam was a boy special players have had a unique power to make the heart skip a beat.This book celebrates 100 of them: footballers, hurlers, managers, ladies' footballers and camogie players from the start of the twentieth century to the present day. The book is based around exclusive interviews with a who's who of Gaelic games. And it covers all the GAA codes.Icons of the games featured include: Dick Fitzgerald, Mick Mackey, Christy Ring, Jack Lynch, Nicky Rackard, Mick O'Connell, Sean O'Neill, Eddie Keher, Jimmy Barry-Murphy, Angela Downey, Sue Ramsbottom, Nicky English, DJ Carey, Peter Canavan, Henry Shefflin, Gooch Cooper and Joe Canning. And there's plenty to read for GAA fans of any age.Every county has their own stars and each county is represented here. All 32 counties are featured.

Author Biography

John Scally is a lecturer in Trinity College, but in his spare time is a writer and broadcaster. Since 1992 he has written 40 books. He is the author of Raising the Banner: The Biography of Ger Loughnane and a biography of Tony Ward.