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IRELAND'S CALL - IRISH SPORTING HEROES WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR

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The fascinating stories of 40 Irishmen who swapped top-level sport for the battlefields of the First World War, including footballers, rugby players, GAA stars, cricketers, hockey plaers and golfers, with photographic plates.

8vo. 298pp. Paperback. Good condition. 

Date
2015
Publisher
Sallins, Co. Kildare: Merrion Press
Author
Stephen WALKER

£8.00 (Code: 101016)

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