TY  - BOOK
AU  - McDonagh,James Quinn
TI  - Knuckle
SN  - 9780007448265 (pbk)
U1  - 305.891497092 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - London
PB  - Collins
KW  - McDonagh, James Quinn.
KW  - McDonagh, James Quinn
KW  - Family violence
KW  - Irish Travellers (Nomadic people)
KW  - Biography
KW  - Boxers (Sports)
KW  - Ireland
N1  - Includes index
N2  - Irish travellers live in a closed community. What we think we know about them is based on hearsay, rumour and stereotype. But not any more. Knuckle is the true story of James Quinn McDonagh -- clan head and champion bare-knuckle fighter. It's a journey from his grandfather's horse-drawn caravan at the side of the road to the country lanes of Ireland where he stood, fists bloodied and bandaged, fighting a clan war that he never asked for. Two men, two neutral referees, a country lane. No gloves, no biting, no rests. The last man standing wins, takes home the money, and more importantly, the bragging rights. Caught in a brutal cycle of violence that has left men dead, houses burned and lives destroyed, James tells a story that opens up a hidden world -- revealing why history repeats itself, and why he can never go home!
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