A century of GAA history told through programme covers
John Kelly gathers more than 100 years of All-Ireland and provincial final match programmes into one richly illustrated volume. From 1913 to today, The GAA Covered celebrates the art, atmosphere and social history captured on every cover, a visual feast for diehard and casual fans alike.
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A century of GAA history told through programme covers
John Kelly gathers more than 100 years of All-Ireland and provincial final match programmes into one richly illustrated volume. From 1913 to today, The GAA Covered celebrates the art, atmosphere and social history captured on every cover, a visual feast for diehard and casual fans alike.
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Whether it's tightly rolled up between two nervous, wringing hands, proudly sticking out from a quick-stepping back pocket or carefully brought home to be kept for posterity, the match day programme is part of the very fabric of the GAA and in The GAA Covered this glorious document gets its long overdue day in the sun.
The GAA Covered is a stunning visual compendium of over 100 years of GAA programme covers from 1913 to the present day, and an invaluable collection of local, social and sports history. Each page of this comprehensive collection features striking images of that year's provincial and All-Ireland final match programmes, along with superb captions of context and colour.
John Kelly's labour of love will mesmerise GAA fans - from the diehard who will appreciate the compilation of such a wide range of programmes to the casual fan who will be enthralled by the immense beauty of the book.
- About The Author
- John Kelly is a primary school principal. He has had a lifelong involvement in Gaelic games as a player, coach and administrator, and more recently as an intercounty match official. He has also been a contributor to RTE's Sunday Miscellany and Ireland's Own magazine. He lives in County Carlow with his wife Maria and his two sons, Pádraic and Lorcan.
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- ISBN
- 9781804583388
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Gill Books, (04 September 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 432
- Weight
- 1372 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 240 x 190 mm
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