{"product_id":"9781845889531-sport-in-donegal-a-history","title":"Sport in Donegal","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA History. A history of sport in Donegal. \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA History of \u003cem\u003eSport in Donegal\u003c\/em\u003e examines the early history of association football and Gaelic games in County Donegal.\u003c\/strong\u003e Curran identifies the areas where competitive matches in these sports were first organised and discusses the development of soccer in Donegal in relation to the ‘sporting revolution’ in Britain. Also assessed are the reasons why Gaelic football and hurling struggled to gain a foothold in the county during this period. Also included in a social profile of patrons, administrators and players who were involved in the organising of the original clubs and cup competitions is offered, and an analysis of how these sports fitted into the social, economic and political conditions which existed in Donegal in the period from 1884 until 1914.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31641308201057,"sku":"9781845889531","price":11.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/7ad74fcd61050b23e11a33b907d37134.jpg?v=1674727536","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781845889531-sport-in-donegal-a-history","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}