The GAA and the War of Independence
Coogan, Tim Pat, 1935-2018
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The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) was founded in 1884, its objective being to promote Irish identity and revive the traditional sports of hurling, football and handball. After the turn of the century, the GAA became politicised, its club committees infiltrated by members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. As Ireland drifted close to civil war in 1914, the Irish Volunteers drilled with hurley sticks in the absence of guns. Many of those interned after the 1916 Rising were GAA members and the British banned Gaelic games after 1918. Here, Tim Pat Coogan charts the relationship between Gaelic sports and Ireland's national struggle.
Main title:
The GAA and the War of Independence / Tim Pat Coogan.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Head of Zeus, 2018.London : Head of Zeus, 2018.
Collation:
xiii, 306 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
"An Apollo book."Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781786697035 (hbk)
Dewey class:
941.50821
Language:
English
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BRN:
2040149