Kings of September by Michael Foley

Kings of September by Michael Foley

On the 19th September 1982 Kerry ran out in Croke Park chasing immortality. Victory over Offaly in the All-Ireland football final would secure them five titles in a row, a record certain never to be matched again. It had taken Offaly six heartbreaking years under manager Eugene McGee to drag themselves up from their lowest ebb, but now they stood on the cusp of a glorious reward. The result was a classic final that changed lives and dramatically altered the course of gaelic football history. The Kings of September is an epic story of triumph and loss, joy and tragedy, a story of two teams who illuminated a grim period in Irish life and enthralled a nation.

if you haven’t read Kings of September by Michael Foley, you’ve missed out on one of the best GAA books around … well worth reading

* Southern Star *

‘the magnitude and magnificence of the day Seamus Darby made and shattered history was always going to be worth a book some day but that didn’t necessarily mean it would be served by a book worthy of itThankfully for everyone all round, especially future generations, Michael Foley would present Kings of September … what follows is not just history, but poetry’  

* Irish Examiner *

'This is a beautiful book and a brilliant piece of journalism.'

-- Sunday Times

'Every so often a book comes along, in any genre, that leaves you wishing there was more as you reach the end. This is one of them . . . Great read. Great book.'

-- Leinster Express * Leinster Express *

'Well worth spending time with.'

-- Sunday Business Post * Sunday Business Post *

'Michael Foley has done an extraordinary job in getting inside the mindsets of the main participants in one of the most dramatic games the GAA has ever seen. This book certainly does justice to one of the greatest occasions in Irish sporting history.'

-- Eugene McGee

'It was one of the best All-Ireland finals in recent years. The book gives a great insight into the mindset and tactics of the different people involved in this great occasion. For any GAA fan it is a very good read.'

-- Jack O'Shea

'A wonderfully original take on Offaly's dramatic and last-gasp victory'

-- Irish Mail on Sunday * Irish Mail on Sunday *

'Weaves a story that is as compelling a read from a sporting book as you will find . . . I could not leave the book down.'

-- The Sunday Tribune * The Sunday Tribune *

'entertaining and exhaustive retelling of the story . . .Not only has Foley brilliantly dissected the ebb and flow of the game almost on a second-by-second basis, but he has also managed to dig up all manner of long-forgotten yarns and ephemera pertaining to the final. Excellent account'

-- Sunday Business Post * Sunday Business Post *

'I don't think I have ever read a better book on Gaelic games'

-- Liam Horan - The Horan Stand

'Every so often a book comes along, in any genre, that leaves you wishing there was more as you reach the end. This is one of them . . . Great read. Great book.'

-- Leinster Express * Leinster Express *

'This is a beautiful book and a brilliant piece of journalism.'

-- Sunday Times

'With painstaking research, and over 50 interviews, Foley transports you back in time to brilliantly tell for the first time both sides of an unbelievable story'

-- Sunday Independent * The Sunday Independent *

'(Seamus) Darby, the goal and the era, are afforded the respect they deserve in this compelling work.'

-- Irish Examiner * The Irish Examiner *

'This book will be read within a couple of days because you just crave to see what is on the next page.'

-- Galway First

'This is the story of ordinary men who did extraordinary things...this is as good as GAA books get.'

-- Mayo News

'Amazing stories, images and anecdotes to keep the reader entertained, informed and genuinely disappointed when the back cover is reached...A must-have for any genuine sport fan's collection'

-- Mayo Advertiser

'Well worth spending time with.'

-- Sunday Business Post * Sunday Business Post *

Originally from Killavullen, Co Cork, Michael Foley has written Kings of September, winner of the 2007 BoyleSports Irish Sportsbook of the year. He also ghostwrote Harte: Presence Is the Only Thing, the autobiography of Tyrone gaelic football manager Mickey Harte, shortlisted for the 2009 William Hill Irish Sportsbook of the Year. Winner of the GAA’s McNamee Award in 2008 and shortlisted for Sports Journalist of the Year in 2003, he is acting sports editor and GAA correspondent for the Irish edition of the Sunday Times. This is his third book. He currently resides in Macroom, Co Cork.

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ISBN 13	9781847171184
ISBN 10	1847171184
Title	Kings of September
Author	Michael Foley
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Binding type	Paperback
Publisher	O'Brien Press Ltd
Year published	2008-09-05
Number of pages	328
Prizes	Winner of BoyleSports Sports Book of Year 2007 2007 (Ireland)
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