This is the opening sentence of the introduction to anew book commissioned by the gaa to celebrate its 125 anniversary. The gaa in kerry 18841934 by richard mcelligott was published last fall by the collins press. Oral history project the foundation of the gaa when michael cusack moved to dublin, in 1877, to open his academy preparing irish students for the civil service examinations, sport throughout ireland was the preserve of the middle and ascended classes. A history of the gaa ban on foreign games 18841971. 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. When the gaa, a peoples history, was published recently, i eagerly anticipated that at last here was a bottomup history of the association ideally positioned to chronicle the everyday involvement of members of the church of ireland and other non. The book includes journal entries and photographs from the 125year period of the gaas existence. Gaelicathleticassociation gaahasmadea profoundimpactonirishsocial,cultural,politicaland economiclife. Our empirical case study is based on one of the largest sporting and cultural organizations in ireland, the gaelic athletic association gaa. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite. The gaa a peoples history 2009 was their first jointly authored book, followed by a companion volume, the gaa county by county 2011. About the highest praise you can give tony griffin is that while christy oconnors the club is possibly the best gaa book ever, its not ironcast that it was even the best book by a clare. Paul rouse has written extensively on the gaa and teaches history at ucd. With 200 readytoask quizzes ranging from the very easy to the very hard, theres something to challenge every.
The gaa quiz book 2 is packed with a further 2000 of the most brainteasing gaelic football and hurling questions ever. The gaa by mike cronin, 9781848892255, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. This people s history of the gaelic athletic association gaa outlines how gaelic games and the social world around them shaped the lives of generations of irish people at home and abroad. On the anniversary on 1 november there was a mass at thurles cathedral, a ceremony at thurless dr croke monument, celebrations at the gaa museum in croke park and a day of gaa television programming on. The story of munster barry coughlan collins press the gaa. The book that has split a county and had a country talking. As the association moves past its 125th anniversary, the gaa. A peoples history mike cronin paperback published 20141015 by the collins press. The lack of substance or ability to address the problem as it is often portrayed in ireland is more akin to a 1909 mindset. A peoples history mike cronin, mark duncan, paul rouse on. The book that sadly ended an intercounty career in kevin cassidys too.
Lavishly illustrated with photographs and historical documents, this is a book with absorbing insights into a world both uniquely irish and global. A peoples history and if his new book is half as interesting it is a good one. A peoples history as part of the associations ongoing celebrations. The one issue which he did not answer, nor did anybody else that i know of was why the early gaa opted to base itself on a county basis at a time when counties meant, as far as i know, very little.
The president of the gaa in 1992, peter quinn, was present in the abbey hotel on thursday night to launch the donegal democrats book, history makers, which marks the 25th anniversary of donegals first allireland success. The gaa commissioned by the gaa to celebrate its 125th anniversary, this is the story of how it carved a unique place at the heart of irish life. The gaa a peoples history book launched munster gaa. Ulysses and us is an entertaining and unaffectedbook. Paul rouse this peoples history of the gaelic athletic association gaa outlines how gaelic games and the social world around them shaped the lives of generations of irish people at home and abroad. The fermanagh man who handed sam maguire to three ulster captain. Historian mark duncan, coauthor of the authoritative gaa history book, a peoples history, pulled together the material photos, match programmes and other paraphernalia that will be seen in. Some peoples biographies took up several pages, while others were just children who had only lived a few years and all i knew of their lives could be summed up in a few sentences. The gaa by mike cronin, 9781848890183, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The social history, authored by mike cronin, mark duncan and paul rouse, includes a vast. As gaa and meath fan, i enjoyed every second reading this book, it was a pure honest, real life gaa, account of playing fottball at the highist level on and off the field. Osullivan was a kerryman, born in listowel, according to a short history ireland bio. He works on research projects in ireland for public and corporate bodies. This introductory chapter outlines the objectives of the book, which in a collective sense is to provide sociologically informed explanations.
A peoples history mark duncan, mike cronin, paul rouse on. A peoples history is a dynamic history of the gaelic athletic association, a unique sports organization compared to most worldwide, both. And the three coeditors working together on this project are looking for the publics. A peop les history is a dynamic history of the gaelic athletic association, a unique sports organization compared to most worldwide, both. A peoples history paperback january 5, 2015 by mike cronin author. A peoples history irish academic press having been shortlisted in the 2009 irish mcnamee awards in the best gaa history publication category for his edited work with donal mcanallen and roddy hegarty entitled the evolution of the gaa pobal, club, contae agus tir ulster historical foundation.
On the anniversary on 1 november there was a mass at thurles cathedral, a ceremony at thurless dr croke monument, celebrations at the gaa museum in croke park and a day of gaa television programming on tg4. The gaa and revolution in ireland 191923 is itself preceded by cronin et al. A peoples history reprint by mike cronin, mark duncan and paul rouse isbn. Here is a peoples history, commissioned by the gaa, outlining how gaelic games and the social world around them. From how and where gaelic games were played and watched to their impact on irish communities at home and abroad, politics, women in the gaa, music and much more, this history sets the gaa experience against that of a changing irish society. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers.
Uncommon images of common gaa people the irish times. Kerry peoples involvement in the events leading up to and during the 1916 rising is to be presented in a new book that is set to released next year to coincide with the states 1916 centenary commemorations. Keith dugganis enthralled as he peruses a judicious selection of photographs and articles representing the inestimable crowds drawn to 125 years of gaelic games. A peoples history mike cronin, mark duncan and paul rouse collins press rags to riches. Commissioned by the gaa, this is a peoples history. Theauthorsofthebookaremike cronin, mark duncan, and paul rouse. The gaa and revolution in ireland 191923 history ireland. This history of gaelic games and the social world around them has been an outstanding success. In the aftermath of the event, hogan was buried in his tipperary jersey, his coffin draped in the irish tricolour. In their peoples history of the gaa mike cronin, paul rouse and mark duncan write of bloody sunday 1920 being for the gaa an entirely new aspect to the place of croke park in the story of the association. 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. Customers who bought this item also bought page 1 of 1 start over page 1 of 1 this shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Their work has borne significant fruit in the publication of two volumes, the lavishly illustrated and stylishly designed the gaa a peoples history, and a book of scholarly essays, the gaelic athletic association 18842009. The gaa a peoples history by mike cronin, mark duncan and paul rouse the collins press, price 19.
A peoples history, a 2010 book commissioned by the organization for its 125th birthday, summed up bloody sunday thusly. The association has impinged on all aspects of life in ireland and this influence is explored in this engaging book. An taoiseach brian cowen has helped the gaa to officially launch its special 125 publication the gaa. Mark duncan, was central in establishing the gaa museum. A peop les history tells the story of how it has carved for itself a unique place at the heart of irish life.
The association has impinged on all aspects of life in ireland and this influence is. In a passionate reaction, the gaa declared that by attending a foreign game, he had broken rule 27 the ban and they removed him as patron. The book itself is somewhat aimed at the irish fan of their national. A peop les history october 29, 2009 october 30, 2009 willie joe with the amount of bangers that are going off increasing in number and volume as halloween approaches and with all these long, long nights ahead of us with christmas wrapped up in the middle of them, its the season for curling up on the couch with plenty of good. We explain how the gaa felt compelled to increasingly deploy a range of communications, media and marketing specialists in the struggle for media space and as a means to engage, understand and connect. The gaa a peoples history commissioned by the gaa to celebrate gaa 125 the gaa a peoples history mike cronin, mark duncan and paul rouse published in october 2009 price. A people s history is a dynamic history of the gaelic athletic association, a unique sports organization compared to most worldwide, both historically and currentday. The book itself is somewhat aimed at the irish fan of their national games, hurling and gaelic football, and therefore it reads as a celebration of the gaa, which, cronin, duncan, and rouses the gaa. Paul rouse, one of the authors, said, the book looks at everything about the gaa. A peoples history of the gaa now available in paperback. Perhaps these authors are slightly out of touch with reality and the modern ireland. Publics help wanted in compiling 1916 history book.
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