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The Evolution of the GAA

The Evolution of the GAA

Hassan, David
McAnallen, Donal
Hegarty, Roddy

Paperback

FictionAthletesIrish History

ISBN10: 1913993485
ISBN13: 9781913993481
Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation
Published: Jan 1 2009
Pages: 354
Weight: 1.59
Height: 0.96 Width: 7.87 Depth: 10.43
Language: English

The Evolution of the GAA brings together leading writers and academics to examine the history of the GAA over 125 years and Gaelic games over previous centuries. This collection outlines the progress made by the organisation and its games in Ulster, Ireland and abroad.

The first section comprises a number of personal reflections by prominent members of the GAA from the last seven decades: President Mary McAleese, Cardinal Seàn Brady, Paddy McFlynn, Maurice Hayes, Jim McKeever, Peter Quinn and Mickey Harte. In the second and third sections, a series of academic essays explore various themes of GAA history, such as the antiquity of hurling and related games in Ulster; the founding of the GAA; the social aspects of early clubs; the role of the press in the propagation of the association; its relationship with religion and politics; its initial struggles in Ulster; the development of the playing rules of football and hurling; the reduction of violence in the games; camogie up to 1950; and the international dimensions of the GAA.

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