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The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Gaelic Football & Hurling is a comprehensive, single-volume work on two of Ireland's most popular sports. They combine skill, athleticism and courage in a wonderfully exciting mix, arousing passions throughout the country and great rivalries between not just county teams, but the teams of each parish too. The GAA is the governing body and is based at Croke Park which hosts the finals of the All-Ireland Championships in both games each September. This book gives one of the best overviews of the two sports, explaining the rules, the development of each and looking at the players and managers who have made the sports the successes they are today. With thrilling descriptions of the great matches and accounts of all the key moments, The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Gaelic Football & Hurling contains everything of importance on Ireland's two greatest national sports. ... Read more

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Covers nineteen of the greatest Munster finals since the war, including 1952 Cork deprive Tipp of 4-in-a-row; 1963 Waterford shock Tipp; 1966 Cork back from the wilderness; 1973 Richie Bennis' winning point; 1978 Great Clare team stymied by Cork giants; 1987 The long famine ends for Tipp; 1994 Limerick triumph; 1995 Clare's breakthrough under Loughnane; and 2004 Waterford triumphant. "Classic Munster Hurling Finals" is a book that will be treasured by every fan of the national game. ... Read more

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'If you haven't played Cork in a final,' said Jimmy Doyle, the famous Tipperary hurler, 'you haven't played a final.' His words reflect the sheer pleasure Tipperary people derive from having 'Cork bet and the hay saved'. His words reflect the high esteem in which Cork's hurlers are held by other counties. Here, Tim Horgan, author of the acclaimed Christy Ring - Hurling's Greatest, vividly evokes the thrills and excitement, the passion and endeavour, the joys and sorrows, the artistry and heroics of Cork's hurlers over the past 125 years. Cork's thirty All-Ireland title victories in this great spectator sport are brought to life again. Memories of the big games, the scores and misses, the victories and defeats, personalities and great players, and the controversies, are all recalled. The result is a fascinating story with the many threads woven together to form an enthralling narrative, a must-read for every Cork hurling fan and all followers of the clash of the ash. ... Read more

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Chapters: 1913 in Gaelic Games, Croke Park, Dublin Lock-Out, All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1913, 1913 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 34. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Croke Park -A fireworks and light display was held in Croke Park in front of 79,161 fans on Saturday 31 January 2009 to mark the GAA's 125th anniversaryThe area now known as Croke Park was originally an Athletics Course known variously as the City and Suburban Racecourse and "Jones Road" sports ground, the original home of Bohemian F.C.. It was originally owned by Maurice Butterly. From the foundation of the association in 1884 this sportsground was used by the organisation regularly for Gaelic games and Athletics. In 1896 both All-Irelands were played in the ground signifying the growing importance of the suburban plot for the ever expanding GAA. In 1901 Jones's Road hosted the IFA Irish Cup final when Cliftonville defeated Freebooters. Recognising the potential of the Jones Road sportsground a journalist and GAA member, Frank Dineen, borrowed much of the £3,250 asking price and bought the ground personally in 1908. Only in 1913 did the GAA come into exclusive ownership of the plot when they purchased it from Dineen for £3,500. Once bought, the ground became known as Croke Park in honour of Archbishop Thomas Croke, one of the GAA's first patrons. In 1913 Croke Park had two stands on what is now known as the Hogan stand side and grassy banks all round. In 1917, the rubble from the Easter Rising in 1916 was used to construct a grassy hill on the railway end of Croke Park to afford patrons a better view of the pitch, which hosted all major football and hurling matches. This terrace is known as Hill 16. During the Irish War of Independence on November 21, 19...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=322713 ... Read more

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For the Record is the first detailed history of the second biggest competition in the GAA calendar, the National Football and Hurling Leagues. It describes all the National League finals in chronological order, from the inaugural finals in 1926 to the deciders of 2002, over 180 games. Many finals drew greater crowds than provincial finals. All 32 counties, plus New York, were involved in either a final or semi-final. 14 counties won football league finals, with Kerry holding the most, while Tipperary top a group of 10 in hurling. Each match report is followed by complete line-outs, over 5000 player names, including christian names. Over 80 team photographs have been unearthed to compliment the text and accompany lineouts. There have been some classic contests in the competition, perhaps none more so than the 1993 hurling league final between Cork and Wexford, when it took 210 minutes, three games, to decide the outcome. This story of stirring matches attempts to do justice to the great players who graced these games and is a worthy salute to their followers who travelled in their thousands. ... Read more

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The extraordinary account of a family and a village. The story of the legendary Wexford hurling family, The Rackards of Killanne. A fascinating story of a passion for the Irish sport of hurling that not only gripped a remarkable family but captured the hearts of an entire country. ... Read more

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Published to coincide with the RTE radio series "Hurling's Top 20", author and broadcaster Colm Keane profiles 20 of the greatest hurling legends to grace the game: from Christy Ring, Mick Mackey, Jack Lynch and Tony Reddin to more recent heroes such as Nicky English, Joe Cooney, Brian Whelahan and D.J. Carey. Tipperary's John Doyle and Jimmy Doyle, Kilkenny's Eddie Keher and Noel Skehan, along with Cork's Ray Cummins and Jimmy Barry-Murphy recall their glory years. Offaly's Joe Dooley together with Wexford's Billy Rackard and Tony Doran describe how their counties beat the odds, turning the tables on the traditional hurling powers. Jimmy Smyth describes Clare's fallow years, while Waterford's glory years in the 1940s and 50s are recalled through career profiles of John Keane and Tom Cheasty. "Hurling's Top 20" chronicles over half a century of hurling history, as seen through the eyes of those who have played at the highest level of the game. It incorporates amusing anecdotes, first-hand match descriptions and behind-the-scenes analysis. ... Read more

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Chapters: 1926 in Gaelic Games, Ballylinan Gaa, Ballinderry Shamrocks Gac, National Hurling League, National Football League, Emergency Powers Act 1926, All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1926, Fingal Ravens Gaa, Sarsfields Gaa, Ahane Gaa, 1926 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 46. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ballylinan GAA - body{behavior:url("/w/skins-1.5/vector/csshover.htc")} Ballylinan GAA Local tradition states that long before Ballylinan GAA Club was founded in 1926 and even before the association itself was founded on that historic day, 1 November 1884, the men of Ballylinan Village and surrounding area were involved in playing football games. Early games were played at Rahin which was part of the Estate of Sir Anthony Weldon on a pitch that was extensively used for cricket, but the local lads made good use of this field for games of football. The local men played with various teams in the locality in the early years of the association, Ballylinan men John Wynne, Din Carter Snr, Ned Vaughan and Marks Condron were involved with the Wolfhill team that clamed Laois Senior honours in 1896. It is recalled that Jimmy Wynne of Ballylinan used to walk to Graiguecullen three times a week to train with the Carlow border club. There was a Club at Drimroe, a townsland a mile from the Village, which played in the Laois Championship and it was here that the Wynnes, Luke and John, The Hylands, The Caseys, Din Carter and Pat McDonald also plied their trade. John and Harry Hyland also played with Barrowhouse and helped them qualify for a junior final in which they were beaten by a Kellyville team which featured Mick McHugh. Then came 1926 and the Ballylinan lads who were largely unorganised football enthusiasts came together, formed B...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=6797548 ... Read more