Forging a Kingdom: The GAA in Kerry 1884-1934

by Richard McElligott

Charts the development of the GAA in County Kerry, Ireland and how it became the county's most popular sporting organization. Links with cultural and revolutionary movements, the role of the county's GAA in the 1916 Rising, the War of Independence and Civil War, and the effects of political violence on the Kerry GAA are outlined. This is an absorbing insight into the world of the GAA in Kerry from its origins in pre-independence Ireland.

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction, History

487 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 2014

Reviews

[Colm Wallace · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you love the GAA, Co. Kerry and Irish history you will love this book. I enjoyed it, very interesting to realise what dire straits the GAA were in shortly after Parnell's death and how they slowly built themselves up again to become the foremost sporting organisation in the country.