Author: T.J. Flynn
Brand: Collins Press
Edition: Illustrated
Format: Illustrated
Number Of Pages: 410
Release Date: 31-10-2007
Details: Kerry has played in more football All-Irelands and won more often than any other county, making it the most successful county in Gaelic football. It has a long and storied history and many fabled heroes. This collection of interview-based essays features 100 proud wearers of the green and gold, surveying Kerry footballers since 1903, their first All-Ireland success, with Tralee's John Mitchels. Current stars interviewed include Colm Gooch Cooper and Kieran Donaghy while names from the past range from John Joe Sheehy to Mick O Connell. All represented Kerry with distinction and have a story to tell. They recount long-forgotten tales and unknown gems of cycling, gun-running, gambling and drinking; some tell of troubled times and civil war; others give amusing and controversial anecdotes of recent training styles and successes. All have helped shape Kerry football. This is a fine and quirky mixture encompassing some notable feats and epic encounters of famous sons of the Kingdom, complemented by a fine collection of old and newly-commissioned photographs.
EAN: 9781905172511
Languages: English
Binding: Hardcover
Item Note: No dust jacket, otherwise a nice clean copy.
Item Condition: UsedVeryGood