The Cups That Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Game

Donal McAnallen

ISBN 10: 1848891601 / ISBN 13: 9781848891609

Published by Collins Pr, 2013

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Title: The Cups That Cheered: A History of the ...

Publisher: Collins Pr

Publication Date: 2013

Book Condition:Good

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Synopsis:

A century after the donation of the trophies that gave rise to them, this book celebrates two of the longest-running national competitions in Ireland's Gaelic games.

About the Author:

Donal McAnallen is a history graduate of Queen's University Belfast, and the National University of Ireland Galway. In both he played Gaelic football, was involved in organising Sigerson Cup tournaments, and he has been national treasurer and secretary of Comhairle Ardoideachais, the GAA's Higher Education Council. Throughout he remained active with his club, An Eaglais, Co. Tyrone. He has worked at the Cardinal O Fiaich Library & Archive, Armagh, has been widely published, and he co-edited The Evolution of the GAA (2009).