A History of the GAA in 100 Objects

by Doyle, Siobhán

• ISBN13: 9781785374258
• ISBN10: 1785374257
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2022-12-06
• Publisher: Merrion Press

Summary

The Gaelic Athletic Association is a huge part of the Irish consciousness and plays an influential role in Irish society that extends far beyond the sports. In popular imagination and experience, the GAA is often evoked in terms of its objects: medals passed down from generation to generation, jerseys worn in All-Ireland finals, Michael Cusack’ s blackthorn stick, a pair of glasses damaged during the events of Bloody Sunday. This fascinating book offers a new perspective on the GAA by assembling a range of objects from every county in Ireland, as well as overseas, to present a chronological history of the GAA that also functions as a social history of the people who have been involved in it. From a fifteenth-century horsehair sliotar to a tweed camogie dress, Trevor Giles’ s sleeveless jersey and Brian Cody’ s baseball cap, all corners of the GAA world, personal and official, are explored and celebrated in A History of the GAA in 100 Objects.

Author Biography

Dr. Siobhán Doyle completed her PhD research in Museum Studies, Death and Commemoration in the Dublin School of Creative Arts at Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) in May 2020 and currently works in collections management in the National Museum of Ireland and as a Tutor at TU Dublin. Her research has been published by Four Courts Press in 2016, European Remembrance and Solidarity Network in 2018, Arms and Amour journal in 2019, The Irish Times and History Ireland in 2020, the Imperial War Museum in 2021, and Éire/Ireland journal forthcoming in 2022.