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Oral History

Peter Canavan

Peter Canavan talks about his childhood and playing career in the interview. He grew up listening to stories from his father and uncles about matches and the GAA’s role in the community before he was born. Peter was not able to play competitive football throughout most of his childhood and he talks about the advantages and disadvantages of this. He enjoyed much success during his career, playing for both County Tyrone and his club team, Errigal Ciaran. Peter tells many interesting stories about his experiences playing in All-Ireland games as well as other games throughout his career.