num_pages: 208
description: The Irish are a great sporting nation as well as a great literary one. Both aspects of Irish life are combined in this collection of sporting short stories from the great names of Irish writing, from Sean O'Faolain, Liam O'Flaherty, and Somerville and Ross to Mary Morrissy, Bryan MacMahon, and John B. Keane. Sixteen sports are represented, including horse racing, rugby, fishing, greyhound racing, Gaelic football, rowing, boxing, croquet, mountain climbing, and hurling.
language: English
title: Irish Sporting Short Stories
titlecomplete: Irish Sporting Short Stories
publisher: Appletree Press