Gerry Coyle - My Father's Fight
Gerry Coyle is best known in Irish boxing as the figurehead of Geesala BC, from the ‘Land of the Salty Breeze’, and father of former world-rated contender Henry Coyle. But his own father, Henry Coyle, has a notable story too. As Gerry says, ‘my son Henry fought for Ireland with gloves after my dad Henry fought for Ireland with guns’. Gerry’s spent over 20 years preparing a new book entitled ‘Henry Coyle – A Forgotten Freedom Fighter’ which unearths the untold story of his father’s escapades during the War of Independence and Civil War. Sentenced to penal servitude in Scotland after being…
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