The Resource In sunshine or in shadow : how boxing brought hope in the Troubles, Donald McRae
In sunshine or in shadow : how boxing brought hope in the Troubles, Donald McRae
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- Summary
- At the height of the Troubles, Gerry Storey ran the Holy Family gym from the IRA's heartland territory of New Lodge in Belfast. Despite coming from a family steeped in the Republican movement, he insisted that it would be open to all. He ensured that his boxers were given a free pass by paramilitary forces on both Republican and Loyalist sides, so they could find a way out of the province's desperate situation. In the immediate aftermath of the 1981 Hunger Strikes, Storey would also visit the Maze prison twice a week to train the inmates from each community, separately. In itself, this would be a heroic story, but Storey went further than that: he became the trainer for world champion Barry McGuigan and Olympian Hugh Russell, who became one of the most famous photographers to document the Troubles
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 371 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
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- Originally published: 2019
- Includes index
- Isbn
- 9781471163135
- Label
- In sunshine or in shadow : how boxing brought hope in the Troubles
- Title
- In sunshine or in shadow
- Title remainder
- how boxing brought hope in the Troubles
- Statement of responsibility
- Donald McRae
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- At the height of the Troubles, Gerry Storey ran the Holy Family gym from the IRA's heartland territory of New Lodge in Belfast. Despite coming from a family steeped in the Republican movement, he insisted that it would be open to all. He ensured that his boxers were given a free pass by paramilitary forces on both Republican and Loyalist sides, so they could find a way out of the province's desperate situation. In the immediate aftermath of the 1981 Hunger Strikes, Storey would also visit the Maze prison twice a week to train the inmates from each community, separately. In itself, this would be a heroic story, but Storey went further than that: he became the trainer for world champion Barry McGuigan and Olympian Hugh Russell, who became one of the most famous photographers to document the Troubles
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- StDuBDS
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1961-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McRae, Donald
- Dewey number
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- 796.8'3'092
- 796.8'3'092
- 796.8'3'092
- 796.83092
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Storey, Gerry
- Boxing trainers
- Boxing
- Holy Family Boxing Club (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
- Political violence
- Sport
- Label
- In sunshine or in shadow : how boxing brought hope in the Troubles, Donald McRae
- Note
-
- Originally published: 2019
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 9781471163135
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- 371 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781471163135
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white, and colour)
- Label
- In sunshine or in shadow : how boxing brought hope in the Troubles, Donald McRae
- Note
-
- Originally published: 2019
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 9781471163135
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- 371 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781471163135
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white, and colour)
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