Limerick: A Biography in Nine Lives

THIS IS THE FIRST in a series of books called ‘Nine Lives’ and tells the story of the Limerick hurling team down through the last century. It is a story rich in heartache and, more recently, heavenly success with three All-Ireland titles being brought back home in the last four years. The ‘Nine Lives’ revealed are: Micky Mackey, Joe McGrath, Breda Quaid, Tom Ryan, Eamonn Cregan, Ger Hegarty, Shane Fitzgibbon, Stephen Lucey and Shane Dowling. Each person brings readers into their lives and reveals the love for a game that sustained them. From the magnificence of Mick Mackey’s reign… to the exasperation felt by Eamonn Cregan. From the loyalty and tragic experience of Breda Quaid… to the epic but short-lived career of Shane Dowling.