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Tom Kiely - Erin's Champion (Paperback)
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Tom Kiely - Erin's Champion (Paperback)
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Loot Price R417
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Tom Kiely strode majestically through the Irish sporting scene,
brushing aside all challengers, collecting championships by the
score, smashing Irish, Scottish, British and European and world
records on all sides. He created a blazing chapter of sporting
history that still burns as brightly today as it did in the early
years of the century' (David Guiney, Ireland and the Olympic Games)
Thomas F. Kiely was widely regarded as the greatest all-around
athlete worldwide 1890s and early 1900s. Never beaten in an
all-round competition, many would regard Tom as the father of the
modern decathlon. His career is interwoven with a range of events
and issues in Ireland - he played a seminal role in helping the GAA
establish itself before hurling and football were widespread, and
in shaping how Ireland coped with the dark days of the Parnellite
split. In many respects, Kiely became a national hero at a time
when Ireland needed one, a sort of blend of Cuchulainn and 'Mat the
Thresher' he was intrinsically linked to the rise of cultural
nationalism. Nicknamed 'Erin's Champion'. Kiely played a major role
in establishing Irish identity in international sport. He was the
first Irish sporting superstar. Kiely's story is full of wonderful
anecdotes and details of his personality, capturing his status but
also his humanity.
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