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Article: Talk on McGahern and heroes of GAA
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- The Irish Times
- Article date:
- July 27, 2009
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ON SATURDAY night at Croke Park Bono beamed out at a crowd of
80,000 fans and roared: "Thanks to the GAA for the use of the hall."
Earlier in the day about 150km away in the parish hall at
Aughawillan, Co Leitrim, close to the graveyard where John McGahern
lies, lovers of his work were told that the strength of the GAA lies
not in Croke Park, nor in All-Ireland titles, but in the parish club
and the local sporting heroes.
As if to underline the point, Aughawillan club stalwart Michael
Flanagan manned an overflowing biscuit tin as the drive to raise
funds for dressing rooms at the local GAA park continues.
John McGahern wasn't a man to wax lyrical about a solo dribble
but the GAA formed the ...