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Brian Cody and Darragh O Se would also be in the not recommend. Paul Galvin is one I'd recommend. The thing with a lot of GAA players books is they were always likely to make it at the highest level anyway so don't have much interesting stories to tell. oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1477 - 04/12/2023 07:26:52 2515414 Link 1 |
Mickey Hartes 3 books all insightful. His last, Devotion I enjoyed. veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 670 - 04/12/2023 09:20:41 2515419 Link 2 |
Andy Moran's book very good great insight into life as inter county footballer ITSCHOLAR (Carlow) - Posts: 302 - 04/12/2023 09:42:29 2515422 Link 0 |
Philly McMahon's is my favourite, although GAA wouldn't really be the main theme it's a good read. streaker (Galway) - Posts: 503 - 04/12/2023 11:00:12 2515441 Link 0 |
I've heard hooked is a great read, impossible to get anywhere, even second hand online
Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2088 - 04/12/2023 20:00:26 2515528 Link 0 |
King of September has great reviews I had never heard of it. I went and got Will Galway Beat Mayo? by James Laffey €27.50
brisbane (Galway) - Posts: 675 - 05/12/2023 15:01:50 2515615 Link 0 |
Kings of September is a good read. It covers the mid to late 90's when the big 3 teams, were replaced by Clare, Offaly, with 2 AI titles, and Wexford with one in 1996. Limerick lost 2 finals during that time span.
thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1879 - 06/12/2023 19:37:55 2515790 Link 1 |
Up in Cavan Paul Fitzpatrick, the sports editor of our paper The Anglo Celt, has a couple of GAA books that are well rated. TheBlackDeath (Cavan) - Posts: 74 - 06/12/2023 21:29:22 2515794 Link 0 |
The Waterford Football one by Damien Lawlor a good few years back was a great read. It gave a great insight into the struggles of a lower division team in a hurling mad county. Their manager at the time seemed to be a great character. peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 1044 - 07/12/2023 10:04:47 2515826 Link 0 |
It's books like these that seem to be the best GAA reads. Autobiographies normally bland and not much behind them. In hindsight even McCarrons was only OK and probably needed VAR for a few of the stories! Exceptions being Harte and McGuinness. The book about the Dubs pre dominance was very good, also Sam's for the Hills. was well written with great depth to it.
LondainEire (UK) - Posts: 41 - 07/12/2023 10:59:00 2515839 Link 0 |
I'm sure this book has been mentioned already but... 'Chasing Sam Maguire' by Colm Keys and Dermot Reilly is an excellent book. I highly recommend it. Was only released a few weeks ago. LongfordgaaAbú (Longford) - Posts: 577 - 07/12/2023 12:19:20 2515856 Link 0 |
What did anyone think of Davy Fitz book? I gave up after a few chapters Jack_Sparrow (Westmeath) - Posts: 1030 - 07/12/2023 12:32:24 2515857 Link 0 |
Is that the one called' Fairytale in New York', I read the book, a good read about a historic All Ireland Final. How many of the Cavan side are still alive today. thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1879 - 07/12/2023 13:40:38 2515864 Link 0 |
Is that the great John Killy, known sometimes as ' Stonewall'?
thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1879 - 07/12/2023 13:42:24 2515865 Link 0 |
I was always curious why the Limerick tram of the 90s didn't feature in The Revolution Years. I haven't lost sleep over it,but it's something I have always been curious about.
bruffgael (Limerick) - Posts: 206 - 07/12/2023 15:35:46 2515878 Link 0 |
I thought it was ok, he had another one out previously years back as far as I remember
Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2088 - 07/12/2023 17:38:33 2515898 Link 0 |
Even your hurling neighbours in North Kerry got a chapter in that book.
Past hurler (None) - Posts: 825 - 07/12/2023 21:00:56 2515924 Link 1 |
I read Tomás Ó Sé's 'The White heat' book recently, I didn't like it at all, half of it was rambling on about his uncle Paidi and it was all very repetitive. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3048 - 30/12/2023 19:49:10 2517898 Link 0 |
Reading the one about the sports GAA grounds at present by Humphrey Kelleher. Enjoying it. Suppose being from the north neither realised how impressive pairc Caoimhe was. 101 grounds profiled. Some are basic enough with no stands at all.
dunaval_gael (Down) - Posts: 43 - 30/12/2023 20:41:43 2517902 Link 0 |
I agree about OSé book, it was mostly irrelevant nonsense, anecdotes etc. As for the Tyrone thing, I've read both O Sé books, Aidan O Mahony and the gooches, hoping to get their thoughts on that rivalry and from what I remember only Gooch was willing to talk about tyrone in any real detail, (I don't think O Mahony even mentions them). Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1942 - 30/12/2023 21:10:58 2517904 Link 1 |