All About Gaelic Football
Published on 22. October 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-0-86278-892-6 (ISBN)
Description
Who won four All-Ireland medals and six Leinster medals but never played in a final? Could you lift the Sam Maguire cup? Who scored a penalty and saved one in the same game? Which player won nine All-Star awards? How many players were on each team for the first All-Ireland football final in 1887?
All About Gaelic Football takes a detailed look at the history of football, the counties, the clubs, the winners, the trophies, Croke Park, the team colours, the songs, the best players, the rules and gives top tips for playing ... all you could possibly ever know about Gaelic football.
Also available: All About Hurling which includes teaching resources for both hurling and gaelic football.
All About Gaelic Football takes a detailed look at the history of football, the counties, the clubs, the winners, the trophies, Croke Park, the team colours, the songs, the best players, the rules and gives top tips for playing ... all you could possibly ever know about Gaelic football.
Also available: All About Hurling which includes teaching resources for both hurling and gaelic football.
Reviews / Votes
'A bright, snappy introduction to the sport with bite-sized snippits of information for young GAA fans, although we noticed perhaps too many mentions of Kerry for Cork fans' liking!' -- Evening Echo * Evening Echo * 'beautifully illustrated with top-class photographs, many of them featuring children involved in Cumann na mBuncsol.' -- Evening Herald * Evening Herald *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Dublin
Ireland
Target group
Reading Age: From 6 years
Illustrations
96 Halftones, color
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 196 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
158 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86278-892-6 (9780862788926)
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Persons
TOM FITZPATRICK is a primary-school teacher. He is GAA Games Manager in Dublin Teacher Training Colleges and is based in St Patrick's College, Drumcondra. A Clareman, he is also secretary of Cumann na mBunscol, Ath Cliath, the organisation that promotes a love of gaelic sport and athletics among primary-school pupils. JERRY GROGAN comes from Caherciveen, County Kerry, and is a primary-school teacher in Donaghmede, Dublin. He is the National PRO for Cumann na mBunscol, and a frequent contributor to, and editor of, GAA publications. He is a keen amateur sports photographer.