Sam, Liam, Strikes and Shemozzles!: How Well Do You Know Your GAA?

Guaranteed to test the most experienced 'quizzer' and a 'must have' for all GAA fans (and GAA sports writers!). The annual quest to win the Sam Maguire and Liam McCarthy Cups inspires great action on Ireland's GAA playing fields. Now that we're nearing the end of this year's competitions, it's time for a new challenge off the field. * Who was about to be substituted by Clare in the 1995 All-Ireland hurling final, scored the winning goal, and was promptly taken off? * Which All-Ireland captain and manager were refused entry to the post-match celebrations in Croke Park because they didn't have tickets, even though they had the Sam Maguire Cup with them as 'ID'? * In 1998 Clare were leading Offaly by three points with two minutes remaining in the All-Ireland semi-final when the referee blew for full time. A replay was ordered, which Offaly won. Who was the referee? This winning collection of 1,500 questions sets out to inform, entertain and test all GAA fans. Each round of questions covers a specific aspect of the GAA and the chapter order takes the reader through the history of Gaelic games, the matches, the stars, the referees, GAA politicians, super subs, strikes and hurlers on the ditch. Find out how much you really know about the who, when, why and where of the GAA.

Table of Contents:
1 An Easy Start 1 2 Football Legends One 2 3 Hurling Legends One 3 4 Dual Stars 4 5 1950s - Football 5 6 1950s - Hurling 6 7 1960s - Football 8 8 1960s - Hurling 9 9 1970s - Football 10 10 1970s - Hurling 12 11 1980s - Football 13 12 1980s - Hurling 14 13 1990s - Football 15 14 1990s - Hurling 16 15 2000s - Football 17 16 2000s - Hurling 18 17 Interesting Football Facts One 19 18 Interesting Hurling Facts One 20 19 'Foreign' Sports One 21 20 Nicknames 22 21 Jobs 23 22 Unusual Club Names 25 23 Trick Questions 26 24 Who Said What One 27 25 Who Said What Two 29 26 True or False 31 27 Biographies 32 28 GAA Books 33 29 All-Ireland Football Finals 34 30 All-Ireland Hurling Finals 35 31 All-Ireland Football Final Goals 36 32 All-Ireland Hurling Final Goals 37 33 All-Stars Football One 38 34 All-Stars Hurling One 39 35 Club Championships: Football 40 36 Club Championships: Hurling 42 37 Interesting Football Facts Two 43 38 Interesting Hurling Facts Two 44 39 The Ulster Football Championships 46 40 The Munster Football Championships 47 41 The Leinster Football Championships 49 42 The Connacht Football Championships 50 43 The Leinster Hurling Championships 51 44 The Munster Hurling Championships 52 45 The Kingdom 53 46 The Dubs 54 47 The Rebels 55 48 Controversies - On the Pitch 56 49 Controversies - Off the Pitch One 58 50 Controversies - Off the Pitch Two 60 51 Ladies' Football One 62 52 Ladies' Football Two 63 53 Camogie One 64 54 Camogie Two 65 55 Handball 66 56 Football Legends Two 67 57 Hurling Legends Two 69 58 The Managers: Football 70 59 The Managers: Hurling 71 60 Great Teams: Football 73 61 Great Teams: Hurling 75 62 General Knowledge One 77 63 General Knowledge Two 78 64 Team of the Millennium: Football 79 65 Team of the Millennium: Hurling 81 66 Interesting Football Facts Three 82 67 Interesting Hurling Facts Three 84 68 All-Stars Football Two 85 69 All-Stars Hurling Two 87 70 County Colours 88 71 Crests 89 72 County Songs 90 73 GAA Politicians 92 74 Famous Hostelries 93 75 Interesting Football Facts Four 94 76 Interesting Hurling Facts Four 96 77 Fathers & Sons 97 78 Brothers 99 79 Giant Killers & Nearly Men 100 80 Name The Year: Football 102 81 Name The Year: Hurling 103 82 National Football League 104 83 National Hurling League 105 84 Minor Football 106 85 Minor Hurling 107 86 Schools 108 87 Universities & Third Level 109 88 Cups & Trophies: Football 110 89 Cups & Trophies: Hurling 111 90 Goalscorers: Football 112 91 Goalscorers: Hurling 113 92 Penalties Scored 114 93 Penalties Missed 115 94 Interesting Football Facts Five 116 95 Interesting Hurling Facts Five 118 96 Men in Black: the Referees 119 97 Famous Injuries 121 98 Super Subs 123 99 Great Comebacks 125 100 What Happened Next? 127 101 GAA Rules & Changes 129 102 An Clar 130 103 Local Heroes: Football 131 104 Local Heroes: Hurling 132 105 Grounds 133 106 Hell's Kitchen 134 107 Where Were They From? 135 108 'Foreign' Sports Two 136 109 The Media - Hurlers on the Ditch? 137 110 Headlines, Chants and Literature 138 111 The Establishment 139 112 The Early Days: Off the Pitch 140 113 The Early Days: Football 141 114 The Early Days: Hurling 142 115 Inter-Provincial Championships 143 116 International Rules 145 117 Back-Door Men 146 118 Two-Team Towns 148 119 They Came Back 149 120 Suspensions 151 121 Strikes and Walkouts 153 122 Schemozzles and Dust Ups 155 123 Who Am I? 157 124 General Knowledge Three 158 125 The Top Twenty GAA Moments 159 Answers 160

About the Author :
J. P. Corkery is a member of St. Brigid's GAA Club in Dublin. He works as a financial advisor. Ciaran Loughran is a member of Blackhill Gaelic Football Club and Castleblayney Hurling Club in Monaghan. He works as a human resource manager. Both are keen followers of Gaelic games and regular winners of table quizzes at local and All-Ireland levels.

Review :
'The two Masterminds have produced a real treat' Evening Herald 'Breezy, snappy collection' Evening Echo