Looking for a few decent GAA books to read. Any titles and comments would be greatly appreciated?

dammon (Meath) - Posts: 1291 - 22/08/2009 12:46:24    399808

Mickey Harte - Knocking on Heavens Door
Justin McCarthy - Hooked
Keith Duggan - Lifelong Season

Sams For The Hills. Deals only with Donegal, but shows how a team can move from Division 4 to All-Ireland Champs, while also dealing with emigration. The more things change...

donegal_insider (Donegal) - Posts: 584 - 22/08/2009 13:05:48    399829

Oisin McConville's The Gambler (good insight into great Armagh team). Jack O'Connor's Keys to the Kingdom (no holes barred, his paranoia is hilarious at times) and Mick O Dwyer's for a look at 70s and 80s GAA history. Also Mickey Harte's Knocking Down Heaven's door, came out in 2003. Basically a diary of an All Ireland winning manager and is very interesting.

Saffron (Antrim) - Posts: 216 - 22/08/2009 13:06:59    399830

Recently got the book abot the 125 years of the GAA, can't remember what it's called, half way through and interesting enough. Has qotes from players from the dominant teams of the different eras

updaroyal (Meath) - Posts: 1132 - 22/08/2009 13:12:45    399837

Kings of September.

Its about 1982 when Offally stopped Kerry getting 5 in a row. Good read.

Inactive x5 (Cavan) - Posts: 1452 - 22/08/2009 13:55:58    399874

Kings of September definitely, its a great book. Im waiting on someone to get me Beyond the Tunnel by Nicky English I hear its a great book. Liam Hayes book Out of our Skins is brilliant. Blood Brothers on the Cork hurlers the last 10 years is good too. Ger Loughnane's book I found to be a great read too. Mickey Harte's book is excellent reading, and that was 6 years ago!

Kingdom12 (Kerry) - Posts: 1 - 22/08/2009 14:35:18    399892

updaroyal

where did ya get it?

dammon (Meath) - Posts: 1291 - 22/08/2009 14:45:02    399898

I got it for a birthday present so I don't know, I presume you could get it in Easons or any book store that has GAA books, it's called The GAA, an Oral History by John Scally

updaroyal (Meath) - Posts: 1132 - 22/08/2009 15:57:17    399932

last man standing

lowerormond (Tipperary) - Posts: 1267 - 22/08/2009 16:51:18    399954

Anyone know of ones particularly about hurling? Thanks to all who helped already

dammon (Meath) - Posts: 1291 - 22/08/2009 17:38:02    400002

dammon, one I mentioned features both, not a history book, just more like different former players reliving moments from different eras and stuff, hard to explain!

updaroyal (Meath) - Posts: 1132 - 22/08/2009 17:41:41    400008

Im a good hurler get me out of here

Joe Cannings Autobiography

madasbutter (Mayo) - Posts: 872 - 22/08/2009 17:48:00    400014

Anyone read Micheál's. It's unbelievable

dammon (Meath) - Posts: 1291 - 22/08/2009 20:20:43    400110

The G.A.A. A History by Marcus de Burca is a pretty good book if you are looking for one.

OMG (Meath) - Posts: 21 - 23/08/2009 20:06:03    401043

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399874 Kings of September.

Its about 1982 when Offally stopped Kerry getting 5 in a row. Good read.

Great read. Probably the best GAA book I've ever read

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13830 - 23/08/2009 20:19:19    401074

road to croker eammon sweeney

mickobronx17 (Mayo) - Posts: 227 - 23/08/2009 20:30:10    401112

OMG

I agree entirely. An excellent read. Any comments or reviews? What did you think of the book as a whole. I particularly enjoyed the first few chapters, the earlier years, especially the way Michael Cusack was ousted from the Association 18 months after founding it.

P.S OMG if you enjoyed that book try Croke Park: A History, another excellent read

dammon (Meath) - Posts: 1291 - 23/08/2009 22:40:23    401311

dammon

If you want a great GAA book look no further than either Oisin McConville's autobiography or Liam Dunne's



P.S.tip for everyone,Brian Cody's autobiography is coming out in November in time for xmas,the man is worth his weight in gold and quadrupled,I don't see why his book wont be good either !

Duffy89 (Wexford) - Posts: 3320 - 24/08/2009 03:11:58    401548

sean boylan-the will to win.jack o connors book-keys to the kingdom.nicky english- beyond the tunnell

bigman2 (Tipperary) - Posts: 1202 - 24/08/2009 10:58:23    401731

I'm sure everyone will buy Donal og Cusaks book!

mondred (Wexford) - Posts: 872 - 24/08/2009 13:40:51    402041