Where Heroes Are Made

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Author_John Scally
Bernard Brogan
camogie
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club stories
compelling sports stories
Croke Park
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famous gaa grounds
funny
GAA
GAA miracles
GAA revelations
Gaelic Athletic Association
gaelic football
gaelic games
historical sports anecdotes
hurling
ireland
Irish community
Irish culture
Irish diaspora
Irish folklore
Irish grassroots sport
Irish heritage
Irish identity
Irish legends
Irish sport history
Irish sporting icons
Irish sports personalities
Irish sports venues
Irish storytelling
Irish traditions
Jack Lynch
Kevin Heffernan
Liam Griffin
Limerick GAA
Sean Purcell
sporting heroes
sports
sports history
sports humour
sports jokes
sports memoir
sports personalities
women's football

Product details

  • ISBN 9781785308628
  • Weight: 222g
  • Dimensions: 130 x 199mm
  • Publication Date: 07 May 2026
  • Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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This book tells the stories of some great GAA locations and the people linked with them.

It includes obvious places like Croke Park, the Polo Grounds, Hayes's Hotel, Biddy Early's lake, the family, to less obvious places like, Fiji, East Belfast, Ellis Island, and an internment camp in Wales.

We also visit the club: the unbroken chain in the GAA's ageless passing of wisdom before taking a bypass on the Boulevard of Broken Dreams to a barber's shop and a car park.

Full of compelling revelations such as for the first time Jack Lynch's startling admission in his final interview of the big regret of his career; the GAA's first miracle; why Kevin Heffernan lost his temper with Bernard Brogan; why Liam Griffin was told he would become a laughing stock; the story of Limerick's gate-crasher and the day Seán Purcell rose from the dead.

A native of Roscommon John Scally is the author of over 50 books. These include the bestselling Great GAA Rivalries; 101 Great GAA Teams and 101 Great GAA Controversies. He is a two-time winner of the McNamee Award for best programme on national radio on a GAA theme.

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