{"product_id":"catch-and-kick-1","title":"Catch and Kick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eoghan Corry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Written in 1989, just as crucial rule changes came into force that were to change Ireland’s most popular sport, Eoghan Corry’s CATCH AND KICK, The history of Gaelic Football, chases after the roots of the elusive game which draws crowds of 80,000 to big games in Ireland but is rarely played elsewhere.\nWas it invented, or does it really date back to ancient times in the manner of hurling? Were the rules framed for nationalistic reasons, to avoid it looking too much like soccer or rugby, rather than to assist players or reflect the tradition of an older propulsion game? It recounts the often hilarious incidents, the invading crowds, the crazy goals, the blind referees, the rough, the tough and the bizarre that all characterise Gaelic football everywhere it has been played, from Oxmantown green to Melbourne Cricket ground.\nWhen did the Ulster secretary forget to organise a championship for the province?\nWhich radio commentator announced the wrong score for an All-Ireland final in Croke Park, leaving the people of Cavan to quench their bonfires when they discovered that the match had been drawn.\nWhat team was arrested in its entirety on its way to an important semi-final and jailed for six months?\nWho was given an amnesty to play a match in Tralee, despite being on the run?\nWhen was the last championship match played without goal-nets?\nWhat was the last team to score a goal while the goalkeeper raced back to his line after standing in for the throw-in.\nWho managed to play on both the winning and losing teams in the same All-Ireland semi-final?\nThere aren’t any histories of sport like this one. Because other sports don’t have histories like this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781853710636\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e UsedLikeNew\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53649436475719,"sku":"Q5-5F32-URJF","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0293\/7474\/2572\/files\/41N8VlNK3HL.jpg?v=1775309240","url":"https:\/\/www.pigeonhousebooks.com\/products\/catch-and-kick-1","provider":"Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}