Gold, silver and green : the Irish Olympic journey, 1896-1924
McCarthy, Kevin2011
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This text is the product of six years of research across Ireland, London, New York and Switzerland. It seeks to shed light on the half-known story of Irish involvement in the Olympic Games prior to independence.
Main title:
Gold, silver and green : the Irish Olympic journey, 1896-1924 / Kevin McCarthy.
Author:
Imprint:
Cork : Cork University Press, 2011.
Collation:
xi, 415p. : ill., ports. ; 24cm.
Notes:
Bibliography: p.395-404.
ISBN:
9781859184882 (pbk)
Dewey class:
796.4809415796.48
Language:
English
Subject:
Olympic Games -- Participation, Irish -- History -- 19th centuryOlympic Games -- Participation, Irish -- History -- 20th centuryOlympic Games -- Participation, Irish American -- History -- 19th centuryOlympic Games -- Participation, Irish American -- History -- 20th centurySports -- Ireland -- History -- 19th centurySports -- Ireland -- History -- 20th centuryAthletes -- Ireland -- History -- 19th centuryAthletes -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century
BRN:
1452299