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Gold, Silver and Green - The Irish Olympic Journey, 1896-1924 (Hardcover)
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Gold, Silver and Green - The Irish Olympic Journey, 1896-1924 (Hardcover)
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The book focuses on the Irish and Irish diasporal involvement in
the Olympic Games. It discusses in detail the sporting involvement
but, even more so, the political and national battles which
accompanied the Irish Olympic journey prior to independence. It
challenges our traditional perceptions of sporting nationalism and
places the Irish story in a quite unique international context,
showing how decisions made in London, Lausanne and New York had a
profound impact on the Irish sporting, and national, destiny. This
book 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. The research has unearthed a huge amount of
information, most of it previously unpublished. Few people will
have known that hurling and Gaelic football formed part of an
Olympic Games, or that Ireland competed as a separate nation in
events like bicycle polo and hockey long before independence. The
author traces the story of Irish and Irish American Olympic
involvement from its accidental beginnings in 1896 through to the
very significant political issues which dominated Irish sports, and
our Olympic aspirations in the early 20th century. He has traced
the role played by the Olympic Games in the evolution of a national
identity in Ireland, and in the emergence of Irish America as a
major sporting and political force in the USA. Political figures
from Arthur Griffith, Roger Casement and John Devoy are all
entwined in the Irish Olympic story. The work highlights the
divisions and complexities within Irish sport, as well as the
significant influence of the British Olympic Association as a
barrier to Irish recognition at the Games. It charts the political
intrigue behind the scenes in London and Lausanne as Ireland sought
Olympic recognition after the 1921 Treaty. Most of all, this work
highlights the magnificent achievements of the sportsmen, and one
woman, who originated in the main from rural Ireland and won
substantial Olympic success in throwing and jumping events, the
Marathon, tennis, and other events.
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