The Growth And Development Of Sport In County Tipperary, 1840-1880

The book demonstrates that by 1880 sport had made the transition from the country estate to the community at large. It outlines how there was a move from lawn games to field sports during the 1860s. Athletics meetings provided an outlet for men to compete locally, and in the case of the Davins, nationally and internationally. Barriers to sporting recreation were eroded during the 1870s, culminating in increased numbers at play, which, in some instances, emerged as parochial units, in the years prior to the foundation of the GAA.

• | Author: Pat Bracken
• | Publisher: Cork University Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 31, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 316 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1782052747
• | ISBN-13: 9781782052746