As we mark the 140th anniversary of the founding of the GAA, this book is a celebration of the greatest treasure in its long and illustrious history: its people. In a fast-changing world, the GAA has given us a fixed point in our lives and Gaelic games have given us so many truly extraordinary people.
Each of their unique stories in some way offers a revealing snapshot of the GAA, as we salute the great and the good of Gaelic football, ladies’ football, camogie and hurling – along with some less obvious and surprising choices – featuring John B. Keane, Rena Buckley, Brian Cody, Eamonn Cregan, Brian D’Arcy, Mickey Harte, the 2 Johnnies, Shane Lowry, Paul Mescal, John O’Donohue, Martin O’Neill, Hannah Tyrell and many more.
And with fascinating revelations like Séamus Mallon’s personal memory of the Good Friday Agreement, the superstar who kneeled before Jimmy Magee, John O’Mahony’s late evening and Ger Loughnane’s big regret, this is the perfect way to celebrate the extraordinary people of the GAA.
About the author
A native of Roscommon John Scally is the author of over 50 books. These include the bestselling Great GAA Rivalries; 101 Great GAA Teams and 101 Great GAA Controversies. He is a two time winner of the Mc Namee Award for best programme on national radio on a GAA theme.
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