Comments on: Books to avoid, books to buy

By: m@yoman

m@yoman — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:15:28 +0000

If anyone is interested in Horse Racing, a book I would recommend is “Add a Zero” by the irish Times Racing Correspondent, Brian O’Connor…

He starts out at the beginning of the Irish Flat Racing season with I think, €5,000 and attempts to “add a zero” to it (€50,000)…very interesting read and gets behind a lot of the stories of the 2007 Flat Season….

By: innocentbystander

innocentbystander — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:01:53 +0000

Hurling the Revolution years is worthy of the high praise it has rec’d- one of the best I’ve read. It even managed not to tone down Liam Griffin’s preaching… something that is not easy done I can tell you.
Re Connaught GAA Greats, why is Alan Kerins on the back cover?…. Esp as a FOOTBALLER? and Liam Sammon is nowhere to be seen, despite having lined out in every positon for Galway. Charity work, while laudable, has nothing to do with a book on GAA.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:01:49 +0000

Couldn’t agree more about ‘Hurling: The Revolution Years’, fantastic insight into how those teams came to prominence.

As we’re talking older books, one of the best I’ve read is ‘The Road To Croker’ by Eamonn Sweeney, it’s certainly the most humorous anyway. God knows we need a bit of cheering up following Mayo!

By: Willie Joe

Willie Joe — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:16:39 +0000

Thanks for that, ontheroad, I’ll get to Easons at some point within the coming week and see if it’s there.

By: ontheroad

ontheroad — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:17:16 +0000

I am after finding out that Easons are selling it as well. nice bit of history and that the old board was a pain back then as well.

By: ontheroad

ontheroad — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:06:20 +0000

John kelly, if you want to get “Divided Loyalties”contact the joint author ‘ email -liam@weeklycolumns.ie Thats Liam Horans email and he published it and co-wrote it also. Its a great read

By: Willie Joe

Willie Joe — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:57:58 +0000

I can’t find anything else on that one either, John, but I’ll keep digging and post a comment here if I find anything. Where did you get it, ontheroad?

BTW John, I got the “Best of the West” today and it looks like it’s going to make for a few enjoyable evenings by the fire. Thanks again for the tip about that one.

By: john kelly

john kelly — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:51:47 +0000

Are there any more details on Dan O Neills “Divided Loyalties” book? Can’t seem to find it on net. Thanks

By: An Spailpín Fánach

An Spailpín Fánach — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:30:57 +0000

I second Ma-Yoman about Hurling: The Revolution Years. Denis Walsh talked to a huge amount of people to write that book, more than these fellas normally bother with, and more than normally volunteer to go on the record either. It’s fantastic that such a great decade now has such a great document to remember it by.

I’m not gone on spoiling the Fat Man with gold either Willie but O’Connor gives away much more in that book than you’d expect. Half the fun is reading between the lines.

By: Willie Joe

Willie Joe — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:42:57 +0000

Thanks for that, John, that’s another one I hadn’t come across. I’ve just had a look at what’s in it on Amazon (that feature where you can look inside books is just great) and it certainly looks worthy of a read.