Unladylike: Measuring up the history of Ladies' Gaelic Football, 50 years on from the LGFA

Once deemed ‘unladylike’, a new book charts the progression of ladies football to the serious sport it is today, writes Cliona Foley

27 September 2009; Cork captain Mary O'Connor lifts the Brendan Martin cup surrounded by team-mates. TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship Final, Cork v Dublin, Croke Park, Dublin. Picture credit: Stephen McCarthy / SPORTSFILE

Cork farmer's letter to the Sunday Independent.

‘Sir,