Kennedy Kane MacArthur was the Olympic Games Gold medal winner for the Marathon in the year 1912 and the latest publications on the runner is being provided free.
With the thrills and excitement of the 2012 Olympic Games catching on in the UK, people in Ulster have something more to rejoice about concerning the Olympics.
A century back during the 1912 Olympic Games at Stockholm a sturdy runner by the name Kennedy Kane MacArthur ran across the finish line to become the gold medal winner of the marathon event for South Africa.
Born in Dervock in the year 1882, Kennedy Kane MacArthur decided to take the risk of leaving his home town of Ulster to try his luck at better and larger options in South Africa. The exciting thing about this was that he emerged a winner. Before he entered the 1912 Olympic Games to win the gold medal for the marathon event, the runner participated in many other races and marathons winning a majority of them.
With assistance of a South African writer called Riel Hauman, the Ullans Speakers Association brought out the book that peeps into the life and accomplishments of the 1912 marathon gold medal winner Kennedy Kane starting from his lowly initial stages to his migration to and his triumphs in South Africa. This book has been published in English as well as Ulster Scots.
Anyone interested in availing of a free copy of the publication can walk into the Ullans Centre, Victoria Street, Ballymoney or contact 0282766889 and a copy of the book would be posted to them.
