Bohemians of World War I A short collection of stories about the Bohemian footballers during World War I

There were players & members who were involved with the military between 1890-1920, I've tracked over 40 players, fans, administrators who served in WWI for example, but that is comparable with other clubs like Drumcondra, Shamrock Rovers, Shelbourne etc.
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...present at Bohs founding meeting in September 1890. Most were either students in Bells Academy civil service college, medical students, or various clerks, drapers assistants, stone masons etc.

Not as much as you might think Billy. There are references to former schoolmasters in the Hibernian school being involved early on, & there were players like Tom Parslow who represented "Hibernians" as they were known in hockey & Bohs in football. But there were no Hibernians mentioned as being...

'The bandwagon was always there': Football historians on the resurgence of the League of Ireland The League of Ireland has reached a level of popularity not seen since the 1960s. Three historians ask – what comes next?

⚽️🏟️⚽️ Nice piece by Valerie Flynn in @thejournal.ie earlier w/ @bfcdublin.bsky.social historian Gerry Farrell - featured as part of #Phizzfest‘s ‘Festival of #Football’ events ⚽️🏟️⚽️

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🔗 to 🎟️ phizzfest.ie/phizzfest-2026

#Phibsborough #community #arts #festival

Not afraid of a Rowe – the Joss Rowe story This is the story of Jocelyn Rowe, Joss to his friends, a man born in India, raised on the outskirts of the great Metropolis of London, who became a boy soldier, ended up in Dublin, joined the Bohe…

How a Ks player went from Dublin to for #ManUtd controversially

Born in India and serving with the East Surreys in WW1, escaping death a few times, Joss Rowe’s life was Boys Own stuff: @gerrytastic.bsky.social looks at his career

#Kingstonian #NonLeague

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The First Game - Short film & panel discussion - Phizzfest A powerful short documentary tracing the beginnings of the Republic of Ireland Women’s National Football Team

Doing a few bits on football history for
@phizzfest.bsky.social & the only one with tickets still available is the screening of The First Game about the 1st Irish women's international side.

Great panel including Linda Gorman Rachael Kelly & Naoise Hallissey for a Q&A
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Not afraid of a Rowe – the Joss Rowe story This is the story of Jocelyn Rowe, Joss to his friends, a man born in India, raised on the outskirts of the great Metropolis of London, who became a boy soldier, ended up in Dublin, joined the Bohe…

Another shout for my piece on Joss Rowe who played for
@bfcdublin.bsky.social & (controversially) for Man Utd
but ended up spending the last years of his career
@kingstonianfc.bsky.social

All despite being injured 83 times during WWI
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Bohs book launches I was delighted to help launch two new editions of some historic Bohemian FC publications last month in the Jackie Jameson bar in Dalymount Park. The books are currently available to order from the…

A quick reminder that we've two excellent Bohemian FC history publications in the Bohs store

Ciarán Priestley's updated & expanded early history of the club, as well as William Hooper's 1925 coaching manual. More here
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Delighted to speak with fellow LOI heads @gerrytastic.bsky.social and @macdarabueller.bsky.social and journalist @valerieflynn.bsky.social about League of Ireland history. Really cool piece up now.

NEW PODCAST!

I’m discussing some of the must-see bucketlisters for groundhoppers with today’s guest, Rob Potts [pic], who’s got a book coming up about it soon…

Download/listen wherever you get your podcasts

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But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?

The story of the Bohs full-back who was poached by Manchester United, caused a minor sensation, went to War, was wounded 83 times, survived and continued playing football.
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Bohemians during Easter 1916 In April 1916 Bohemians were coming to the end of a season disrupted by war, but in which they were rewarded yet again with the Leinster Senior Cup, their fifteenth win in twenty years. It took two…

Bit about Bohs getting stuck in Athlone, Easter week 1916
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Why do politicians use football to further causes? Politicians visiting stadiums and discussing football is nothing new, but what use does it have for them?

I was interviewed by BBC Suffolk about *that* visit to Ipswich Town.

As a political football historian and communications professional, I give some historical context.

Read on...

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I'll be speaking at the event at around 2pm today.

Manchester United Red Devil commemorative statue on display in the Jackie Jameson bar in Dalymount Park

Plaque build-up.
I'll be chatting a bit at this next Saturday 28th down at Shelbourne Park. Stall along.

Ireland also played a match against French club side CAP on the way back from Italy. Styled as the "Irish nomads" they drew 1-1 thanks to a Bob Fullam goal.

Shown below is Mick "Boxer" Foley of Shelbourne captaining the side.

In that newspaper ad Ned Brooks of Athlone Town was listed at centre forward. Brooks missed the game after his son Harold was hit by a car & tragically killed while playing. Brooks' place was taken by Fran Watters of @shelbournefc.ie

On this day 100 years ago Ireland played Italy in Turin at Juventus' Corso Marsiglia stadium, losing 3-0.

The Italian FA did extensive promo for the game, enclosed is the stadium with the starting XIs listed from a newspaper ad.

📷 @mickielty.bsky.social

The whistle of Langenus When the world’s most famous referee took charge of an FAI Cup Final. The story of John Langenus in Dublin.

For many years the FAI Cup final was a St. Patrick's Day affair - Bohs won their first FAI Cup on March 17th 1928 defeating Drumcondra 2-1.

The match was officiated by John Langenus who would take charge of the first World Cup final in 1930.
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Special - Football With The Lid Off (1952) YouTube video by British Pathé

Did you know that Joseph Stalin & Winston Churchill appeared at Dalymount in the 1950s?

Love this footage from one of the Inkblots & Crackpots matches
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The Champions League has eroded the soul of European football – here’s how to fix it The powers that be at the Champions League have placed an emphasis on revenue growth above all else, argues Miguel Delaney, but in doing so have lost sight of the magic of the competition and what it ...

One of biggest issues with modern CL is how there are no longer exciting challengers that can emerge from non-super clubs, the necessary counters to giants - eg Kyiv 1997-99, Valencia 1999-2001, Lyon 2002-08 etc

But are Uefa thinking about this enough?

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Here's your disappointingly regular reminder that it isn't a Panenka; it's a Roseboom.

The other is a reprint of possibly the first coaching manual written & published in Ireland, by Bohemian FC player, doctor & administrator Willie Hooper. It was first published in 1925.

The reprint includes a short bio of Hooper by Brian Trench
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Just launched on Saturday, there are two new books available from the Bohs store - the first is an updated version of
Ciaran Priestley's early history of the club with some additional content from myself and Brian Trench
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Quick reminder we'll be launching these booklets tomorrow in Dalymount at 1pm

Oh commemorate me where there’s football Do we make a political statement when we as a society decide who to remember and who to forget, whose home or resting place is commemorated, and those who remained unmentioned? This is an argument …

abohemiansportinglife.com/2017/08/17/o... did this up a while ago, Dublin focused only.

Noel Cantwell does have a street named after him near where he grew up in Cork.

Book launch in Dalymount this Saturday- stall it along
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A few years ago I wrote about Ray Keogh, a star player in a golden age for Drumcondra and Ards in the 1960s

Came across this pic of Ray next to my Dad (the one with the ball at his feet) in 1971 when they won the Intermediate Cup with Tullamore.
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