A History of Hurling.
Author: KING, Seamus J.
Dublin: Gill & Macmillan, 2005. Second Edition. Revised. viii, 439 pages. Illustrated. Paperback.
“Seamus King’s History of Hurling is the standard modern history of the national game. First published in 1996, it is now re-issued in a revised and updated edition.
As well as re-visiting and revising the existing text, Seamus King brings the History of Hurling up to date, including the 2005 Championship. The last ten years have seen the tumultuous rise of Clare as a major hurling power, the uncertain revival of the game in Wexford, the rising power of Waterford in Munster and the continued, if fragile, vitality of Offaly hurling.
While the early years of the new century were dominated by the traditional Big Three, Cork, Kilkenny and Tipperary, changes to the structure of the championship have facilitated the emergence of Galway as a substantial force in the game: the county reached the All-Ireland final at Minor, Intermediate, Under 21 and Senior in 2005.
The future of the great game is uncertain, but the story of its past is told here with verve, authority and affection.”
ISBN: 0717139387
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