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Gaelic Games And “The Movies”, Seán Crosson Dr. Jan 2009

Gaelic Games And “The Movies”, Seán Crosson Dr.

Seán Crosson

From the earliest days of the cinema, sport was one of the most popular subjects of representation. Unsurprisingly, when film arrived in Ireland, Irish sport, including gaelic games, would soon feature. Gaelic games were exhibited in both actualities and newsreel, even if many of these, particularly between the wars, would emerge from foreign companies, often with a strong British bias. However, it is difficult to definitively identify a distinct genre of Irish sports film per se – outside of documentary - and indeed few Irish fiction films that feature sport at all, and still less that feature gaelic games. However, …


Exploring The Basement Of Social Justice Issues: A Graduate Upon Graduation, E. Kirby, Sarah Feldner, J. Leighter, M.C. Mcbride, S. Tye-Williams, B. Murphey, L. Turner Dec 2008

Exploring The Basement Of Social Justice Issues: A Graduate Upon Graduation, E. Kirby, Sarah Feldner, J. Leighter, M.C. Mcbride, S. Tye-Williams, B. Murphey, L. Turner

Sarah Feldner

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