THE POEM & SONG OF BLACK AMBER GLORY KILKENNY IRELAND CATS HARDBACK 2002

Description: This is the story in Poetry & Song, of the G.A.A. in Kilkenny, collected and compiled by Tullogher native born Jamesie Murphy.The joys of victory, the thrills of winning, and even, sometimes, the hard defeats are captured in vivid detail.From almost the birth of the association, the author, who since childhood, was immersed in its affairs, has gathered together the poetic stories of our games.From the brown and dust cover manuals, to this computer age, he has trawled through many records, and once again brought back to life the heroes have made history on many a Gaelic Field for their beloved country of Kilkenny.Many thousands of words have been written about the success story of the Kilkenny hurlers down the years but never before have those great achievements being captured in poetry and song. Now that is all about to be rectified in a new book aptly entitled, "Black and Amber Glory". Only a couple of counties have put together their county's ballads and poems of the G.A.A between covers. Kilkenny will now present their own over 600 page volume compiled and written by Tullogher's Jamesie Murphy.From that historic day at Deerpark in Carrick-on Suir in 1904 when Kilkenny represented by Tullaroan and captained by Jer Doheny won their first title right up to the current success in 2002, every final is covered not alone in poetry and song, but also with photographs of the winning teams. Club ballads are featured in profusion along with tributes to individual players as well as camogie and handball. From the legendary Jack Rochford of Threecastles, to our shining star of today, one certain D J Carey, the accolades are there captured in vivid detail by the poets of the day. Within the 600 pages are the stories of the teams in poetry and song who indeed have made All Ireland Glory for their beloved County of Kilkenny. This publication is a must for any follower of the G.A.A but also for anyone with even a passing interest in its history. The book is now ready having being printed by the "Kilkenny People" and is on sale.These were the sporting people who made this proud of “Black and Amber Glory”.

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Location: Costa Mesa, California

End Time: 2025-01-05T23:12:03.000Z

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