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22 April 2007

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for any of us "old" folk from Tipperary this is a "must buy" book A parish club in Tipperary Moycarkey -Coolcroo has produced a history of the sport from the area since the formation of the club 70 years ago in 1936. Today the club consists largely of juvenile athletes with Olympic and World Championship representative at 400 metres Tomas Coman their top senior. But read this truly remarkable tome of over 400 pages and it becomes clear that this is no ordinary club history. The editor Jimmy Fogarty, a former county and Munster secretary of BLE and the first national secretary of BLOE has not alone chronicled the local history but also embraced the broad sweep of the sport. This is appropriate for such was the effect of Coolcroo AC on the sport in the 30's and 40's it would be hard to separate its history from that of the political and social history of the sport at large. Read especially the interlude from 1947 when the visionary Tom Healy brought Coolcroo from the NACAI into the AAUE . The many articles on this episode ( all new to me ) from the Tipperary Star and other correspondence produced in the book are amazing and are alone worth the price of the book. Certainly for any of us "old" folk from Tipperary this is a "must buy" book but such is its sweep that anyone with a general interest in the sport will enjoy it. I must read it again to see where I get a mention! Copies can be purchased from: Billie Purcell, Ballyerk, Two-Mile-Borris, Co Tipperary 27.50 euro ( inc P&P ) Liam Hennessy

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