The Gaelic Athletic Association, 1884-2009
By: editors, Mike Cronin, William Murphy, Paul Rouse.
Contributors: Cronin, Mike.; Murphy, William.; Rouse, Paul.
Publisher: Irish Academic Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Dublin; Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780716530282
Subjects: Gaelic Athletic Association -- History; Gaelic games -- Ireland -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-288) and index.
Table of contents: title: Hurling in medieval Ireland  -- A.B. Gleason; title: Riotous proceedings and the cricket of savages : football and hurling in early modern Ireland  -- Eoin Kinsella; title: Ireland and the birth of modern sport  -- Richard Holt; title: Michael Cusack : sportsman and journalist  -- Paul Rouse; title: The GAA during the Irish revolution, 1913-23  -- William Murphy; title: The GAA in Ulster  -- David Hassan; title: The camera and the Gael : the early photography of the GAA, 1884-1914  -- Mark Duncan; title: Gaelic games and 'the movies'  -- Seán Crossan; title: The GAA and the Irish language  -- Brian Ó Conchubhair; title: 'The greatest amateur association in the world'? : the GAA and amateurism  -- Dónal McAnallen; title: The GAA : social structure and associated clubs  -- Tom Hunt; title: Gaelic games and the Irish diaspora in the United States  -- Paul Darby; title: More than just hurling and football : the GAA and its other activities  -- Mike Cronin; title: The GAA as a force in Irish society : an overview -- Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh.