▁ 3 4 ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁in ▁colour . ▁Nic key ▁B ren nan , ▁the ▁G AA ▁President , ▁term ed ▁the ▁book ▁" a ▁massive ▁undert aking ". ▁ ▁The ▁official ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁club house , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁the ▁Club ▁History , ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁then ▁Minister ▁for ▁Fin ance ▁( and ▁future ▁T ao ise ach ), ▁Brian ▁Cow en , ▁T . D ., ▁comm ended ▁the ▁contribution ▁to ▁Off aly ▁that ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁continued ▁to ▁make , ▁and ▁declared ▁the ▁facility ▁open . ▁Other ▁speak ers ▁included ▁O ll ie ▁Dal y , ▁the ▁then ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Off aly ▁County ▁Board , ▁G AA , ▁Michael ▁Mur phy , ▁the ▁then ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁chairman , ▁Will ie ▁Do ole y , ▁and ▁Mu ir is ▁O ' S ull ivan . ▁Se an ▁Do ole y ▁acted ▁as ▁M . C . ▁for ▁the ▁evening . ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁remarks , ▁Professor ▁O ' S ull ivan ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁hero es ▁of ▁this ▁book ▁were ▁not ▁only ▁there ▁in ▁the ▁club house . ▁He ▁said ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁belief ▁in ▁Ireland ▁long ▁ago ▁that ▁the ▁sou ls ▁of ▁the ▁dead ▁gathered ▁round ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁living ▁at ▁special ▁times ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁The ▁hero es ▁of ▁this ▁book ▁were ▁abroad , ▁either ▁living ▁or ▁dead , ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁gra vey ard ▁or ▁around