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Sport in Ireland : 1600-1840 /

By: Kelly, James.
Publisher: Dublin : Four Courts Press, 2014Description: 384 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.Content type: text | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1846824931; 9781846824937:; 9781846824937.Subject(s): Sports -- Ireland -- History | Sports -- Ireland -- History -- 17th century | Sports -- Ireland -- History -- 18th century | Sports -- Ireland -- History -- 19th centuryDDC classification: 796.09415
Contents:
Part one : equine sports -- Part two : blood sports -- Part three : team sports -- Part four : fighting sports -- Part five : minority sports.
Summary: This title examines all the main sports played in Ireland over a period of nearly 250 years, from the beginning of the 17th century to the onset of the Famine. In this era, medieval sports (such as archery and falconry) gave way to new recreations, or were restructured (hunting) in a way that met modern needs.
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Standard Loan Standard Loan ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection 796.09415 KEL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0091737
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part one : equine sports -- Part two : blood sports -- Part three : team sports -- Part four : fighting sports -- Part five : minority sports.

This title examines all the main sports played in Ireland over a period of nearly 250 years, from the beginning of the 17th century to the onset of the Famine. In this era, medieval sports (such as archery and falconry) gave way to new recreations, or were restructured (hunting) in a way that met modern needs.

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