Blood And Thunder
Liam O'Callaghan
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Description for Blood And Thunder
Hardcover.
Liam O'Callaghan's revelatory Blood and Thunder shows that the rise of Irish rugby is inextricable from the tensions, debates and divisions – of politics, religion and class – that have defined modern Irish history.
Despite the political partition of the island, Ireland competes at rugby internationally with an all-island team – and with a bespoke anthem that nobody loves but everyone tolerates. Ireland has become a leading rugby nation despite its tiny population and the fact that the sport is only the fourth most popular team game on the island by participation.
In Blood and Thunder, O’Callaghan traces ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2024
Publisher
General
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, Ireland
ISBN
9781844886616
SKU
9781844886616
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-4
About Liam O'Callaghan
A native of Limerick, Liam O'Callaghan is a social historian at Liverpool Hope University, specializing in the social history of modern Ireland, with a focus on sport. He is the author of Rugby in Munster: A Social and Cultural History.
Reviews for Blood And Thunder
Rigorously researched and incisively written … Blood and Thunder should be on every team bus.
John O'Donnell
Irish Times
Excellent … O'Callaghan willingly challenges any hyperbole about the sport's appeal here just as he keenly seeks to identify and explain some of the wonders of that reach
Kieran Shannon
Irish Examiner
I really enjoyed ... Read more
John O'Donnell
Irish Times
Excellent … O'Callaghan willingly challenges any hyperbole about the sport's appeal here just as he keenly seeks to identify and explain some of the wonders of that reach
Kieran Shannon
Irish Examiner
I really enjoyed ... Read more