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Lads Just bought two books recently and I must say they were brilliant. Fishermantom (Limerick) - Posts: 569 - 09/08/2013 17:16:09 1457758 Link 0 |
The old Raymond Smith 'Clash of the Ash' books were very good back in the day, football wise Liam Hayes auto is very good! realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8678 - 09/08/2013 17:59:28 1457786 Link 0 |
Yeah, the Club is great. Martin Codd's book on the great Wexford team of yore is brilliant & so is Michael Duignan's. My Da says "The Greatest Hurling Story Ever Told" about Tipp legend John Doyle book is fantastic. keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 09/08/2013 18:03:00 1457792 Link 0 |
""Snufalufagus: My road to becoming a Laochra Gael"" Snufalufagus (Dublin) - Posts: 8100 - 09/08/2013 18:35:08 1457820 Link 0 |
The Road to '51 was a great read I thought, probably only if you're a Mayo fan though. In the process of reading House of Pain now MayoMark (Mayo) - Posts: 332 - 09/08/2013 18:45:42 1457834 Link 0 |
Jack O'Connor's Keys to the kingdom. VERY honest, none of this impression management that politicians tend to use, good Craic, some cracking anecdotes and very passionate with a hint of anti-Tyrone features. Most definitely the best football book I've read. MissDownFanatic (Down) - Posts: 411 - 09/08/2013 19:08:07 1457853 Link 0 |
Kings of September is a brilliant read even though it's about '82 Superglue (Kerry) - Posts: 1283 - 09/08/2013 19:10:20 1457855 Link 0 |
The club is the best gaa book I read. Can relate to every member in every parish in the country. Should be sent to all gaa clubs and be read by their members. It will make them a better club. Ger loughnanes book was also quality. ryan (Donegal) - Posts: 747 - 09/08/2013 19:38:00 1457865 Link 0 |
Havend red a book in a whyle but I mind Micky Harts one was a good one. Cant mind name tho so I cant but it was a good one. Dee (Laois) - Posts: 312 - 09/08/2013 19:55:32 1457882 Link 0 |
The Gambler is excellent and House of Pain is very good. TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8171 - 09/08/2013 19:56:57 1457883 Link 0 |
Beyond the tunnel Nick English preddan (Kildare) - Posts: 762 - 09/08/2013 20:16:41 1457888 Link 0 |
Raising the Banner Tom, the most recent hurling one I read, a good read too. Passer_By (Carlow) - Posts: 520 - 09/08/2013 20:18:50 1457889 Link 0 |
yup the Gambler is a good one - Oisin McOnville's autobiography. cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5200 - 09/08/2013 20:23:41 1457893 Link 0 |
Yeah House of Pain and The Club would definitely be my favourites. Keys to the Kingdom was great but probably not as relevant now. Have never read The Gambler but as GAA autobiographies go I think Donal Og Cusack's is the best I came across. doublehop (Kildare) - Posts: 4172 - 09/08/2013 20:35:52 1457899 Link 0 |
The famous Dublin blue book,sure not even the Dubs believed it! brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 09/08/2013 20:36:35 1457901 Link 0 |
Donegal 1 in a row good quick read RAHKILL (Westmeath) - Posts: 395 - 09/08/2013 20:41:56 1457908 Link 0 |
Con Houlihan's The Back Page is brilliant, if you can still get a copy. beal (Mayo) - Posts: 1388 - 10/08/2013 13:31:16 1458074 Link 0 |
Of the 3 I have; Liked The Gambler. There is another one called Final Whistle by Paddy Russell. It is from a ref's point of view. mikeyjoe (USA) - Posts: 415 - 10/08/2013 13:36:19 1458079 Link 0 |
Joe Joe Conwell's Hearts of Oak. As a bonus there's one really handsome looking fella peering back out of the pages at you. Modesty forbids me revealing who is :) Maroonatic (Galway) - Posts: 1062 - 10/08/2013 13:54:28 1458090 Link 0 |
"The Agony and The Ecstasy" dblackandamber (Kilkenny) - Posts: 92 - 10/08/2013 14:07:43 1458100 Link 0 |