All on the Line

All on the Line
Author: Padraic Maher
Publisher: Hachette Books Ireland
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2022-11-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1399714082

'One for the hurling fan, and for all those who appreciate the sacrifices involved in a 100% commitment to team and tribe' RTÉ Guide Pádraic Maher is one of the greatest hurlers of his generation and an icon in his beloved Tipperary. Winner of three All-Ireland senior hurling medals and six All-Star awards, Maher was one of Tipperary's key men for over a decade while with his club, Thurles Sarsfields, he ignited a revival that led to seven county titles. Born into a passionate GAA family, hurling was Maher's life. Until, in spring 2022, he was forced into a shock early retirement. Here, he looks at the events leading up to the injury that ended his career and takes us back through his life with hurling to give an honest and down-to-earth account of the sport, the club and the county that means so much to him. From being a central figure in the great Tipperary-Kilkenny rivalry, to the unforgettable trilogy of Tipperary-Galway All-Ireland semi-finals, to his side of one of hurling's most famous tackles, All on the Line gives an unforgettable insight into the commitment it takes to be a GAA player in modern Ireland, and the passion this great hurler holds for his club and county.

Surveying Ireland's Past

Surveying Ireland's Past
Author: Howard B. Clarke
Publisher: Virago Press
Total Pages: 848
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN:

"Collaboration and co-operation being keynotes of Anngret Simms's career, an impressive number of her colleagues and former students have joined together in a common enterprise to honour her contribution to academic life. The subject matter extends over the last two millennia and the authors range across the disciplines of archaeology, history and historical geography in particular. The contributors to this volume represent a substantial cross-section of the leading practitioners in their respective fields. The book contains over 130 figures and plates, along with tabulated material. Ireland's past, in all its diversity and richness, is here surveyed in a scholarly yet accessible way."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

In Search of Fame and Fortune

In Search of Fame and Fortune
Author: Brendan O'Donoghue
Publisher:
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2006
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

A meticulous reconstruction of the careers of an Irish Catholic professional family who worked as cartographers, builders, engineers and valuers in Ireland between 1840 and 1847, and afterwards in South Africa, Turkey, Trinidad and Jamaica. Includes Appendix of some correspondence of Archbishop Leahy, 1855-1860.