From Dún Síon to Croke Park : the autobiography / Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh
By: Ó Muircheartaigh, Micheál.
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BookPublisher: Dublin ; London : Penguin Ireland, 2004Description: ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 1844880443 (hbk.); 9781844880447.Subject(s): Ó Muircheartaigh, Micheál | Gaelic Athletic Association | Gaelic Athletic Association -- Ireland -- Biography | Radio broadcasters -- Ireland -- Biography | Sportscasters -- Ireland -- Biography | Gaelic games -- Ireland | Biography
| Sports & active outdoor recreation | Biography: arts & entertainment | RadioDDC classification: 791.4 OMU Summary: Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh was only 19 when he got the job of Irish-language commentator at Croke Park. Here he tells his story in his own inimitable fashion whether describing the farm where he grew up, the school where he learned to play Gaelic football, the technique of Christy Ring, or the form of one of his greyhounds.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main | 791.4 OMU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 38888000509483 |
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Memoir by well known Irish radio sports commentator. Author works for RTE and is a household name in Ireland. The book will cover his childhood growing up in Kerry, his years as a teacher and the past twenty odd years as a GAA (Gaelic Games) radio commentator.
Includes index.
Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh was only 19 when he got the job of Irish-language commentator at Croke Park. Here he tells his story in his own inimitable fashion whether describing the farm where he grew up, the school where he learned to play Gaelic football, the technique of Christy Ring, or the form of one of his greyhounds.