Ireland and the Czech Lands. Contacts and Comparisons in History and Culture

0426584 - ÚČL 2014 CH eng M - Monography Chapter
Samek, Daniel
The Czech Sokol Gymnastic Programme in Ireland, c. 1900-1950.
Ireland and the Czech Lands. Contacts and Comparisons in History and Culture. Bern: Peter Lang AG, 2014 - (Power, G.; Pilný, O.), s. 139-151. ISBN 978-3-0343-1701-6
Institutional support: RVO:68378068
Keywords : Sokol movement * Czech training system * Czech-Irish connections * physical training * gymnastic programme * army
Subject RIV: AJ - Letters, Mass-media, Audiovision

This study looks at the reception of the Sokol movement in Irish journalism and particularly at the introduction of the Sokol physical training system to the Irish Army and ultimately to the Irish secondary school system.
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