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Babs,
the Michael Keating Story - Michael "Babs" Keating with Donal Keenan
PRICE: IRP£ 9.99 pbk PUBLISHER: Esso
Babs, the Michael Keating Story, is a frank and forthright account of the life of a phenomenon of Irish sport. The hurler, Gaelic footballer, gambler, golfer, confidante to the sporting superstars, and family man tells his remarkable story. It is not just a sporting story, but a valuable chronicle of of life in modern Ireland. This book brings us from Tipperary to Croke Park; New York to Bombay. Keating gives a behind-the-scenes look at the major games over a thirty-year period involving his teams and Kilkenny, Cork, Galway, Wexford, Limerick, Offaly and others. He brings us to the world's racetracks, the exotic and the mundane. It is the story of a man who has experienced triumph and despair and, ultimately, is a winner. The good times and the bad times. It is a riveting and revealing account of the life of an Irish hero.
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