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Shortlist 2023

A Place to Play

A Place to Play

By Humphrey Kelleher

The People and Stories Behind 101 GAA Grounds

A Place to Play takes readers on a spellbinding tour of 101 GAA county grounds – across the four provinces, the thirty-two counties and further afield to London and New York – outlining when and how the grounds began and the many challenges overcome by the people who founded them. Packed with fascinating information and biographies, significant milestones and extraordinary anecdotes, this meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated compendium pays homage to the playing fields at the heart of the GAA, and to the communities, clubs and custodians who continue to care for them. 

About Humphrey Kelleher...

Humphrey Kelleher is a GAA man to the core, with a particular passion for hurling. He managed the Dublin senior hurling team in 2004 and 2005, and has successfully coached a number of Dublin club hurling teams. He represented his native Waterford in hurling and football at various levels, and spent most of his working life in Dublin with the Bank of Ireland. He was co-author of the ‘Dublin Hurling Blueprint’ (2001) and author of GAA Family Silver: The People and Stories Behind 101 Cups and Trophies (2013). 

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