My Beautiful Obsession - Chasing the Kerry Dream
| Author | : Weeshie Fogarty |
| Publisher | : Gill & Macmillan Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 289 |
| Release | : 2012-10-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781848899827 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1848899823 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (823 Downloads) |
Download or read book My Beautiful Obsession - Chasing the Kerry Dream written by Weeshie Fogarty and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating account of the life and career of Weeshie Fogarty, describing the passion and all-consuming obsession with football in Kerry and capturing the importance of the sport in the life of a youngster in Killarney in the 1950s. After his dream of playing with Kerry in Croke Park comes true, Weeshie becomes an intercounty referee and experiences the trauma of assault. Some secrets of Kerry football are revealed and some controversial moments. Today, he is an award-winning sports broadcaster with Radio Kerry. Into this memoir he weaves an account of life as a psychiatric nurse in a Victorian-style mental hospital.
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