Princes of Pigskin: A Century of Kerry Footballers by Joe O Muircheartaigh and TJ Flynn (Hardback; 25 Euro / 34 USD / 17 UK; 410 pages, with full colour and black-and-white illustrations throughout) Kerry is the most successful county in Gaelic football, having played in 52 football All-Irelands and won 34. It has a long and storied history and many fabled heroes. This collection of interview-based essays surveys Kerry footballers since 1903 with their first All-Ireland success, with Tralee's John Mitchels. Featured are 100 proud wearers of the green and gold. Current stars interviewed include Colm `Gooch' Cooper and Kieran Donaghy while names from the past range from Joe Barrett and John Joe Sheehy to Mick O'Connell. All represented Kerry with distinction and have a story to tell. There are long-forgotten tales and unknown gems of cycling, gun-running, gambling and drinking; some tell of troubled times and civil war; others are amusing and controversial anecdotes of recent training styles and successes. All have helped shape Kerry football. This is a fine and quirky mixture encompassing some notable feats and epic encounters of famous sons of the Kingdom.