Abstract
This introductory chapter outlines the objectives of the book, which in a collective sense is to provide sociologically informed explanations for various developments in Gaelic games and the GAA. The chapter outlines how the book differs from existing, mainly historical studies of Gaelic games and explains some of the core concepts associated with figurational sociology. The chapter also includes a discussion of the principal data sources utilised and concludes with an overview of the content of each chapter within the book.
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This study covers the time period from the 1880s to the present. During this time the territory of Ireland (which consists of 32 counties) formed part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until 1921, when it was partitioned and 26 counties attained independence. This new state was called the Irish Free State and later the Republic of Ireland from 1949. Six counties remained under the jurisdiction of Britain forming part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The GAA was established before partition and remains a 32 county all-Ireland organisation both in an organisational and playing sense. Consequently, we use the term Ireland to refer to the territory of the 32 counties, up to and including the present. We use the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland where we wish to specifically identify a development in these particular jurisdictions.
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This is not a comprehensive list and those cited are for illustrative purposes only. An extensive range of academic articles, books, book chapters and other manuscripts dealing with the GAA and Gaelic games exists. Indeed, many of these are cited throughout this book.
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Connolly, J., Dolan, P. (2020). Introduction: Gaelic Games in Society. In: Gaelic Games in Society. Palgrave Studies on Norbert Elias. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31699-0_1
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