Old Parish
Notes on Hurling
$34.79
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2026
Summary
A journey to the heart of the world’s most remarkable field sport - hurling
Hurling is Ireland’s national game - a source of fascination and pride, even to people who have never played it. Ciaran Murphy, a lifelong club footballer, used to be one of those people. Then he spent a summer trying to play hurling with a tiny club in the West Waterford Gaeltacht. Along the way he embarked on a quest to understand the history, geography and mystique of this extraordinary sport.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781405973526 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1405973528 |
| Author: | Ciarán Murphy |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 178g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 16mm |
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Critics Review
Murphy’s great gift as a storyteller is an ability to see things in the round – Malachy Clerkin * Irish Times *
Entertaining and thoughtful * Irish Independent *
No matter if you’re a die-hard hurling fanatic or you’ve never seen a match, Old Parish is well worth a read. * Hot Press *
There aren’t enough of these books … The whole thing is a delight – Malachy Clerkin * Irish Times *
About The Author
Ciarán Murphy
Ciaran Murphy is an acclaimed podcaster (with Second Captains), a trusted columnist (with the Irish Times), and an ageing Gaelic footballer (originally with Milltown in Co. Galway, latterly with Templeogue Synge Street in Dublin). This is the Life was his first book.
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