The Club
The Club by Christy O’Connor, published by Penguin Books, Limited on June 2, 2011, is a detailed chronicle of a year in the life of St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield GAA club in County Clare. This edition spans 256 pages and is presented in English. O’Connor, a national GAA correspondent and long-time goalkeeper for the club, offers an honest portrayal of the challenges and triumphs faced by grassroots teams in the world of Gaelic Athletic Association sports.
Readers will find a fly-on-the-wall narrative that captures the essence of community and dedication within the club. The book delves into the effort, agony, and struggles that characterize the journey of every club side, providing insights into the sport and its impact on local culture. With a focus on biography and sports, this work breaks new ground in Irish sportswriting, presenting a compelling account of the realities of club life and the passion that drives its members.
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This chronicle of a year in the life of St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield GAA club in Co. Clare – which won the William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year award for 2010 – breaks new ground in Irish sportswriting. Christy O’Connor, a national GAA correspondent who has also been the St Joseph’s senior team goalkeeper for 20 years, tells this story with unflinching honesty- a fly-on-the-wall tale of the effort, agony and struggles that define the journey undertaken every season by every club side. This is grassroots GAA at its purest and rawest, a great story brilliantly told.
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