The GAA commemorates 100 years of Irish athletic involvement in the Olympics today at Croke Park.
See details in the links below from both the GAA and from Ian O’Riordans article in the Irish Times. See also a link to the British Pathe film clips from the 1924 Tailteann Games in Croke Park which features Blacktrench’s Larry Stanley.
https://cutt.ly/hefNJr9y
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2024/07/06/apt-time-to-chase-fastest-mile-ever-run-in-croke-park/
See details in the links below from both the GAA and from Ian O’Riordans article in the Irish Times. See also a link to the British Pathe film clips from the 1924 Tailteann Games in Croke Park which features Blacktrench’s Larry Stanley.
https://cutt.ly/hefNJr9y
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2024/07/06/apt-time-to-chase-fastest-mile-ever-run-in-croke-park/