Conor Heffernan
Biographic Data
| ID | 6103973 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Conor Heffernan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Conor |
| FAMILY NAME | Heffernan |
| SIGNATURE | HEFFERNAN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ulster |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Riding the Waves of Change
While surfing in Ireland is a sport on the ascendancy, both in terms of recreational and competitive participants, a great deal more work needs to be done on the sport’s origin within the country. This is especially the case for women’s surfing on the island. Irish women entered surfing from the 1960s onwards, with the role of geography, family networks, and equipment access shaping participation patterns. Women’s entry mechanisms into surfing wa…
I Quit”
This article examines concussion in 1990s wrestling, specifically during the World Wrestling Federation's (WWF) “Attitude Era,” an epoch marked by intense physicality and boundary-pushing narratives. Conventional discourse about concussion in sports typically centers on the inherent risks and regulations associated with athletic competition. However, to truly comprehend the nature and frequency of concussions in the Attitude Era, it is imperative…
Miracle Foods and Definition Diets
Bodybuilding often acts as an echo chamber for broader societal worries. Surveying previously unexplored bodybuilding diets and food supplements, this article studies the nutritional dictates of Rheo H. Blair and Vince Gironda, two of the most popular coaches of 1960s America. Their recommendations capitalized on fears of nutritional purity and a fetishization of muscular masculinities for heterosexual, white Americans. The article situates Blair…
Irish Gymnasts on Tour
In 1949 the Irish branch of the Women’s League of Health and Beauty travelled to Stockholm, Sweden to take part in the second annual Lingiad Festival. Created the previous decade to celebrate the gymnastic system of Per Henrik Ling established in the early nineteenth-century, the Festival was a multisporting cultural event open to groups from around the world. One such group was the Women’s League of Health and Beauty. Founded in London in 1930 b…
Sport and Irish Migration
In 2020 it was announced that mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor will fight Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, a former World Champion at a record eight different weights, and the current WBA Welterweight Super Champion, in an exhibition boxing match in the Middle East.1 At the time of writing the bout appears to be in danger, with agents claiming uncertainty as to whether or not it will go ahead.2 Perhaps the best-known Irish athlete of his…
The History of Physical Culture in Ireland
Superfood or Superficial? Plasmon and the Birth of the Supplement Industry
Beginning in the early twentieth century and continuing until the Great War, British consumers concerned with protecting or increasing their health were presented with a new and exciting product. Labeled “Plasmon,” this milk-based protein supplement promised to build nerve and flesh in equal measure. Used by explorers, scientists, athletes, and physical culturists, not to mention mothers and schoolchildren, Plasmon was marketed as a marvel of the…
He ate and pumped”
Studies on physical culture have grown exponentially in the past decade. Although much of this work has focused on Eugen Sandow, arguably the most famous physical culturist of the early twentieth century, attention has nevertheless been afforded to several other voices. One such voice is D. L. Dowd, who predated the American physical-culture interest by a decade. At the height of his popularity in the 1880s and early 1890s, Dowd’s business empire…
Sport in the African World
Book Review| October 01 2019 Sport in the African World Nauright, John, and Mahfoud Amara, eds., Sport in the African World. London: Routledge, 2018. Pp. 242. Introduction, bibliography, index. $149.99, hb. Conor Heffernan Conor Heffernan University College Dublin Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2019) 46 (3): 428–429. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.46.3.0428 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Sha…
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Sport in the African World
Book Review| October 01 2019 Sport in the African World Nauright, John, and Mahfoud Amara, eds., Sport in the African World. London: Routledge, 2018. Pp. 242. Introduction, bibliography, index. $149.99, hb. Conor Heffernan Conor Heffernan University College Dublin Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2019) 46 (3): 428–429. https://doi.org/10.5406/jsporthistory.46.3.0428 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Sha…
The History of Physical Culture in Ireland
Superfood or Superficial? Plasmon and the Birth of the Supplement Industry
Beginning in the early twentieth century and continuing until the Great War, British consumers concerned with protecting or increasing their health were presented with a new and exciting product. Labeled “Plasmon,” this milk-based protein supplement promised to build nerve and flesh in equal measure. Used by explorers, scientists, athletes, and physical culturists, not to mention mothers and schoolchildren, Plasmon was marketed as a marvel of the…
He ate and pumped”
Studies on physical culture have grown exponentially in the past decade. Although much of this work has focused on Eugen Sandow, arguably the most famous physical culturist of the early twentieth century, attention has nevertheless been afforded to several other voices. One such voice is D. L. Dowd, who predated the American physical-culture interest by a decade. At the height of his popularity in the 1880s and early 1890s, Dowd’s business empire…
Irish Gymnasts on Tour
In 1949 the Irish branch of the Women’s League of Health and Beauty travelled to Stockholm, Sweden to take part in the second annual Lingiad Festival. Created the previous decade to celebrate the gymnastic system of Per Henrik Ling established in the early nineteenth-century, the Festival was a multisporting cultural event open to groups from around the world. One such group was the Women’s League of Health and Beauty. Founded in London in 1930 b…
Sport and Irish Migration
In 2020 it was announced that mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor will fight Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, a former World Champion at a record eight different weights, and the current WBA Welterweight Super Champion, in an exhibition boxing match in the Middle East.1 At the time of writing the bout appears to be in danger, with agents claiming uncertainty as to whether or not it will go ahead.2 Perhaps the best-known Irish athlete of his…
Miracle Foods and Definition Diets
Bodybuilding often acts as an echo chamber for broader societal worries. Surveying previously unexplored bodybuilding diets and food supplements, this article studies the nutritional dictates of Rheo H. Blair and Vince Gironda, two of the most popular coaches of 1960s America. Their recommendations capitalized on fears of nutritional purity and a fetishization of muscular masculinities for heterosexual, white Americans. The article situates Blair…
I Quit”
This article examines concussion in 1990s wrestling, specifically during the World Wrestling Federation's (WWF) “Attitude Era,” an epoch marked by intense physicality and boundary-pushing narratives. Conventional discourse about concussion in sports typically centers on the inherent risks and regulations associated with athletic competition. However, to truly comprehend the nature and frequency of concussions in the Attitude Era, it is imperative…
Riding the Waves of Change
While surfing in Ireland is a sport on the ascendancy, both in terms of recreational and competitive participants, a great deal more work needs to be done on the sport’s origin within the country. This is especially the case for women’s surfing on the island. Irish women entered surfing from the 1960s onwards, with the role of geography, family networks, and equipment access shaping participation patterns. Women’s entry mechanisms into surfing wa…
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