Merrion Press 🔖is on the cusp of publishing a new book byHumphrey Kelleher.
COMING SOON
A PLACE TO PLAY The people and stories behind 101 GAA
grounds Humphrey Kelleher
A beautifully
designed photographic celebration of
GAA grounds in all 32 counties and beyond, featuring
all-new drone photography and wide-ranging and hugely
entertaining facts, figures and quirky stories about
each location.
In every province and
county in Ireland, GAA grounds are cornerstones of culture and
community. They are imbued with history and their terraces echo
with the sounds of decades, even centuries, of spirited sporting
battles.
In this book, the
first of its kind, Humphrey Kelleher has created a vibrant record
of 101 GAA county grounds in every corner of the country.
Each GAA ground
featured has served as a county ground at some stage in its
lifetime. Named for saints, landowners, political figures and
more, every one has a unique and absorbing history. Alongside
this fascinating information, the author chronicles the
development of the grounds over the years, and the often
surprising ways that funds were raised to do so.
All thirty-two
counties feature, and it doesn’t stop there; the book also takes
us to London and to New York, where the grounds reflect the
lasting and far-reaching influence of the GAA beyond these
borders.
With stunning new
aerial drone photography by the author, this exceptional book
offers an insightful new perspective on the places our GAA clubs
and counties call home.
Hardback •
€26.99 | £24.99 • 264 pages • 240 x 200 mm
• 9781785374807
Humphrey Kelleher is a GAA man to the core, with a
particular passion for hurling. He managed the Dublin senior
hurling team in 2004 and 2005, and has successfully coached a
number of Dublin club hurling teams. He represented his native
Waterford in hurling and football at various levels, and spent
most of his working life in Dublin with the Bank of Ireland. He
was co-author of the ‘Dublin Hurling Blueprint’ (2001) and author
of GAA Family Silver: The People and
Stories Behind 101 Cups and Trophies (2013).
Merrion Press 🔖is on the cusp of publishing a new book byHumphrey Kelleher.
COMING SOON
A PLACE TO PLAY The people and stories behind 101 GAA
grounds Humphrey Kelleher
A beautifully
designed photographic celebration of
GAA grounds in all 32 counties and beyond, featuring
all-new drone photography and wide-ranging and hugely
entertaining facts, figures and quirky stories about
each location.
In every province and
county in Ireland, GAA grounds are cornerstones of culture and
community. They are imbued with history and their terraces echo
with the sounds of decades, even centuries, of spirited sporting
battles.
In this book, the
first of its kind, Humphrey Kelleher has created a vibrant record
of 101 GAA county grounds in every corner of the country.
Each GAA ground
featured has served as a county ground at some stage in its
lifetime. Named for saints, landowners, political figures and
more, every one has a unique and absorbing history. Alongside
this fascinating information, the author chronicles the
development of the grounds over the years, and the often
surprising ways that funds were raised to do so.
All thirty-two
counties feature, and it doesn’t stop there; the book also takes
us to London and to New York, where the grounds reflect the
lasting and far-reaching influence of the GAA beyond these
borders.
With stunning new
aerial drone photography by the author, this exceptional book
offers an insightful new perspective on the places our GAA clubs
and counties call home.
Hardback •
€26.99 | £24.99 • 264 pages • 240 x 200 mm
• 9781785374807
Humphrey Kelleher is a GAA man to the core, with a
particular passion for hurling. He managed the Dublin senior
hurling team in 2004 and 2005, and has successfully coached a
number of Dublin club hurling teams. He represented his native
Waterford in hurling and football at various levels, and spent
most of his working life in Dublin with the Bank of Ireland. He
was co-author of the ‘Dublin Hurling Blueprint’ (2001) and author
of GAA Family Silver: The People and
Stories Behind 101 Cups and Trophies (2013).
Former IRA volunteer and ex-prisoner, spent 18 years in Long Kesh, 4 years on the blanket and no-wash/no work protests which led to the hunger strikes of the 80s. Completed PhD at Queens upon release from prison. Left the Republican Movement at the endorsement of the Good Friday Agreement, and went on to become a journalist. Co-founder of The Blanket, an online magazine that critically analyzed the Irish peace process. Lead researcher for the Belfast Project, an oral history of the Troubles.
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