I can surely.Originally Posted by Santry_Goonshow
Stann, inspired bit of research there! Can you givez a full reference for that book?
Fingal = The forgotten bit of "County Dublin"
The book is called 'The Nation Holds Its Breath: Great Irish Soccer Quotations' by Eoghan Corry
It's ISBN is 0-340-92152-8
There's only that one quote on the subject though. When I find it again I'll give ya the page number.
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Your a legend - absolutely fabulous - you should check the SFFC reference on wikiI can surely.
The book is called 'The Nation Holds Its Breath: Great Irish Soccer Quotations' by Eoghan Corry
It's ISBN is 0-340-92152-8
There's only that one quote on the subject though. When I find it again I'll give ya the page number.
RA: "Tell you what, I know the lad's got a nudge early doors, but big Heskey's gone down like Buddy Holly there."
Ha ha good stuff.
Not sure you should be taking my word for it that it's the oldest reference though!
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The wiki rule = let it sit there to be corrected if untrueHa ha good stuff.
Not sure you should be taking my word for it that it's the oldest reference though!
RA: "Tell you what, I know the lad's got a nudge early doors, but big Heskey's gone down like Buddy Holly there."
Sadly it isn't. There are at least 3 earlier references to football in Ireland - stretching back to 1518, when the Archbishop of Duiblin banned clergy from playing it, as they were damaging church property.Ha ha good stuff.
Not sure you should be taking my word for it that it's the oldest reference though!
The fact that "foot ball" was banned by the Sunday Observance Act of 1695 is also sufficient clue to the fact that there was plenty of football in Ireland prior to that quote from 1698.
So sadly the Wiki entry will require correction
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