{"product_id":"sporting-legends-of-ireland","title":"Sporting Legends of Ireland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bunbury, Turtle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 02-09-2010\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Product Description\n\nSince the legend of Cúchulainn, the Irish have always had a fascination with their sporting heroes, with their tales of derring-do, their habit of clinching victory from the jaws of defeat and, of course, with the endless retelling of these stories.\n\nIn Sporting Legends of Ireland, sportsmen and -women across all disciplines are chronicled, with a focus on those players who, though as skilled and committed as any professional, were for the most part gifted individuals in an amateur world. It includes stories of players and gentlemen in a time when the Celtic Tiger largely passed them by and tells of the first Grand Slam and the Lions tour where the call-up was simply, 'Bring your own shirt.' It also records pivotal moments in Irish sporting history from the perspective of the heroes themselves.\n\nFully illustrated throughout with specially commissioned photographs and including 44 exclusive interviews with key sportspeople, Sporting Legends of Ireland is a stunning document of Irish sporting achievement that will provide many a talking point for fans nationwide.\n\nBook Description\n\nLavishly illustrated collection of profiles of Irish sporting stars past and present\n\nAbout the Author\n\nTurtle Bunbury is a bestselling author and historian, while James Fennell has emerged as one of Ireland's leading professional photographers. Together they have published a number of acclaimed books, including Vanishing Ireland, The Irish Pub and Living in Sri Lanka.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781845965020\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48652970688839,"sku":"P3-MJAF-OBOY","price":24.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0293\/7474\/2572\/products\/51C-NxoLukL.jpg?v=1698590908","url":"https:\/\/www.pigeonhousebooks.com\/products\/sporting-legends-of-ireland","provider":"Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}