The 2 I know of were savage ladies. Although I also know of the lad responsible for one of those engagements ending 
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Toughest defeat to swallow: Every fucking one of them, and thereās been many. However the county final defeat to Manor in 99 is seared into my memory.
A scrappy encounter that weād have closed out with 10 to go except for a complete collapse from our free-taker. He missed about 8 from under 30yds until with a minute to go we scrambled a goal to go a point in frontā¦
Bouyed by this we launched another attack and forced a 45 about 6 yds in from the sideline. Up strolls the free-taker (3 from 13 at this juncture). A toss of grass to gauge the breeze and with all the ease of a man licking a 99 he nonchalantly strokes her overā¦
Weāre 2 up and cruising nowā¦
The vision of a weekās portering crosses my mind, weāre in the 3rd additional minute and Manor surge up attacking but we seem secure, a shot rebounds, thereās a few wild pulls and James Kelly scuttles one to our net through a forest of legsā¦
Disasterā¦ My angst is compounded by it being Boxty MĆ³rās last day at a match, he was then the last living member of our last county winning team of 1932.
The goal is visible on the current Leitrim GAA thread courtesy of the Manor stalwart Massey. Grrrrā¦
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Are talking about the u20 Munster and all Ireland finals or the u21 all Ireland the year before?
U20 2019 and U21 2018 All Ireland hurling championship competition finals between Cork and Tipperary.
The u20 all Ireland final last year was over before some of the cork crowd got into the field. The Munster final in Semple was the one that got away. I donāt think I enjoyed a game as much since the u21 all Ireland final the year before.
With my dad and my older brother sitting snugly in the new Semple Stand in the 81 semi final classic in a monsoon against Tipp. Joe McKenna was tremendous hurler.
Agreed. Cork performed well in the Munster final and were unlucky to lose at the very end. That was not a āflat performanceā.
They were expected to reverse the result in the AI final but were shocking bad on the day.
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That Munster final was a cracking gameā¦10/12 of that 30 will be big part senior players in 5 years. I felt sorry for Mellerick that day. He was excellent but the fall guy for the goal.
I just had a scroll back on the Leitrim championshipā¦christ ye have lost a bucket load of finals. Some in very strange ways. Scoring only a point in 81 along with another few low scoring encounters. How was that final ye won in the 30s awarded?
Also I find that 9 clubs have shared the last 20 titles. Thatās healthy for a county.
We managed 1-04 in 1981 but again, not enough. The 1932 final was never played, Drumreilly claimed to be unable to field due to emigration. There were tales of them being mildly miffed with Fenagh in the aftermath of Paddy Reynolds TD being shot dead canvassing in our parish earlier that year. A PiseĆ³g no doubt.
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I was looking for clips of Higgins on youtube this evening. He had a good return against KK teams that year, as he got MOTM against Graigue-Ballycallan in the club final.
Think that was the day Cloonan scored a late goal with the GBC full backs hurl.
Scored with Paddys Hurl, Paddy would be adamant he had him in his pocket that day otherwise.
Yeah it must have been a tough one to take GBC just about had it won. That was a serious Athenry team though they won a hat of all Irelands around then.
Good GBC side with Johnny Butler, the Hoynes, James Ryall, Denis Byrne, fast Eddie, Ronny
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What was the background behind Denis Byrne going Hurling with Tipp? Not making kk side or did he fall out with GBC.
Cody dropped him
Officially it was to play inter county as he was no longer getting a game with Kilkenny.
You would imagine though there was more to it than that.
Iām from down the other side of the county so wouldnāt really have the inside story.
@Locke or @eoghanruadha might have more insight.
It was and still remains odd, a lot of personal perceived grievances that can happen in an insular rural hurling club as well.
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I went to secondary school with Denis. I donāt know what he was thinking. He had a close friend from Mullinahone who could have influenced it all. He was in our year too. Crazy shit. Think he went back playing with GBC for a finish
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