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Whose Side Are You On?: Sport, the Troubles and Me

Teddy Jamieson

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Description:A personal journey through sport in Northern Ireland, asking how stars like George Best emerged from the rubble of sectarian violence From the late 1960s, Northern Ireland has been mired in violence. Yet it has had seen more than its fair share of sporting heroes, from footballer George Best through snooker champion Alex Higgins, to boxer Barry McGuigan. Life was tough for these working-class lads, but they could shine on the football field or find refuge at the town boxing club. For other kids, like the young Teddy Jamieson, a knockabout in the back-lanes was as good as it got, but at least they had their heroes. Watching McGuigan on television, Teddy could feel proud to be Northern Irish. But sportslike everything else in Northern Irelandcould quickly turn nasty when politics were involved. This extraordinary journey through sport and the Troubles has it all: from Olympic gold-medals to Gaelic football; from death threats to reconciliations. Then there is Teddy;s own story, as we learn how the age-old playground question "Whose side are you on?" doesn’t always have an easy answer.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Whose Side Are You On?: Sport, the Troubles and Me. To get started finding Whose Side Are You On?: Sport, the Troubles and Me, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A personal journey through sport in Northern Ireland, asking how stars like George Best emerged from the rubble of sectarian violence From the late 1960s, Northern Ireland has been mired in violence. Yet it has had seen more than its fair share of sporting heroes, from footballer George Best through snooker champion Alex Higgins, to boxer Barry McGuigan. Life was tough for these working-class lads, but they could shine on the football field or find refuge at the town boxing club. For other kids, like the young Teddy Jamieson, a knockabout in the back-lanes was as good as it got, but at least they had their heroes. Watching McGuigan on television, Teddy could feel proud to be Northern Irish. But sportslike everything else in Northern Irelandcould quickly turn nasty when politics were involved. This extraordinary journey through sport and the Troubles has it all: from Olympic gold-medals to Gaelic football; from death threats to reconciliations. Then there is Teddy;s own story, as we learn how the age-old playground question "Whose side are you on?" doesn’t always have an easy answer.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Whose Side Are You On?: Sport, the Troubles and Me. To get started finding Whose Side Are You On?: Sport, the Troubles and Me, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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