The development of sport in Donegal, 1880-1935 / Conor Curran.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Curran, Conor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gaelic Athletic Association.

Gaelic games--Ireland--Donegal (County)--History.

Gaelic games.

Soccer--Ireland--Donegal (County)--History.

Soccer.

Rugby football--Ireland--Donegal (County)--History.

Rugby football.

Athletics--Ireland--Donegal (County)--History.

Athletics.

Cricket--Ireland--Donegal (County)--History.

Cricket.

Field hockey--Ireland--Donegal (County)--History.

Field hockey.

Regattas--Ireland--Donegal (County)--History.

Regattas.

History.

Ireland--Donegal (County).

Physical Description:

x, 334 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cork, Ireland : Cork University Press, 2015.

Summary:

This book looks at the development of sport in Donegal from 1880 until 1935. It is the first book to offer a full length examination of the rivalry between organizers of Gaelic football and soccer in an Irish county and is also the first to look at the geography of these sports. It assesses the reasons for the slow development of the GAA in Donegal and examines why Gaelic football did not become properly established until the 1920s, while also looking at the failure of hurling to develop despite Donegal's strong tradition of pre-codified forms of this sport.

Contents:

1 Donegal: the social context 10

2 Pre-codified and 'minority' sports in Donegal 33

3 The early GAA in Donegal, 1884-1905 71

4 The failure of the GAA in Donegal, 1905-1919 98

5 The growth of the GAA in Donegal, 1919-1935 124

6 The development of association football in Donegal, 1881-1935 163

7 The conflict between the GAA and association football in Donegal, 1905-1935 199.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-249) and index.

ISBN:

1782051201

9781782051206

OCLC:

911497349