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Legends
Stories from Ireland's Sporting Greats
Edited by Patricia Scanlan
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Over a dozen stories from the lives of some of Ireland's greatest sports stars, from the highs of lifting trophies and overcoming the impossible, to the lows of battling injury and facing defeat, these are gripping stories written in plain English for emerging readers. Drawn from bestselling autobiographies and other first-hand accounts, the book features stories from Katie Taylor, Barry McGuigan, Philly MacMahon, Cora Staunton, Valerie Mulcahy, Ronnie Delaney, Keith Earls, AP McCoy, Rosemary Smith, Gavin Bazunu, Bonnar O Loingsigh, Sonia O'Sullivan, Henry Shefflin and Paul O'Connell. An Open Door initiative, published in association with the National Adult Literacy Association.
Over a dozen stories from the lives of some of Ireland's greatest sports stars, from the highs of lifting trophies and overcoming the impossible, to the lows of battling injury and facing defeat, these are gripping stories written in plain English for emerging readers.
Drawn from bestselling autobiographies and other first-hand accounts, the book features stories from Katie Taylor, Barry McGuigan, Philly MacMahon, Cora Staunton, Valerie Mulcahy, Ronnie Delaney, Keith Earls, AP McCoy, Rosemary Smith, Gavin Bazunu, Bonnar O Loingsigh, Sonia O'Sullivan, Henry Shefflin and Paul O'Connell.
An Open Door initiative, published in association with the National Adult Literacy Association.