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Old Rás Photographs 2
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| Joe Christle, Founder Of An Rás Tailteann |
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Shay O'Hanlon
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| Shay O'Hanlon Dublin Four Times Winner On An Rás Tailteann And Winner Of 23 Stages |
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About An Rás Tailteann
The Rás Tailteann (Irish: An Rás Tailteann, The FBD Insurance Rás) is an annual 8 day international cycling stage race, held in Ireland in May. Around Ireland, the race is referred to as The Rás. By naming the race the Rás Tailteann the original organisers, members of the National Cycling Association (NCA), were associating the cycle race with the Tailteann Games an ancient celtic sporting event in Ireland.
The event started in 1953 and was organised under the rules of the Republican-influenced organisation - the National Cycling Association(NCA). At that time competitive cycling in Ireland was deeply divided between three cycling organisations, the NCA, Cumann Rothaiochta na hEireann (CRE) and the Northern Ireland Cycling Federation (NICF) due to the issue of nationalism and the division of Ireland into Northern Ireland and the Republic. The NCA wished for a United Ireland and refused to recognise Northern Ireland or to confine their jurisdiction to the Republic of Ireland. The Rás Tailteann was the biggest race that the NCA organised each year. More>>>
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remembering Con Carr Kildare
***image1:Center Con Carr***
Remembering the late ‘Great Con Carr’ on what would have been his 100th birthday today. Con was a great family man, some character, a man that was always in good form and loved his story telling.
He is well known for his ‘Sporting and Personal Achievements’.
Con was a magnificent cyclist and held many records, cycling in many different races such as the Rás Tailteann series and the list goes on and on. More>>>
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