All Ireland Hurling Championship 2018

My first as well. First time in Croker also.

Christ, that place has been cruel to us over the years.

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You can say that again

The font/typeface that RTÉ used for the scores back then was great.

Tommy Quaid just got flattened

Has Eamonn Grimes appeared yet? He was a fine physical specimen by 1980.

Textbook display of hip and whip here by Limerick

You’d miss a bit ground hurling all the same.

If Iggy had been fit that year there would have been 3 priests playing in that final .

The term “3 priests” became famous 18 years later

That galway jersey should be reintroduced its sick! (as in its class)

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I was bought a child’s version of it. Tis a bit tight these days but fuck it I still wear it with pride.

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Limerick was great too .

Who were the other 2?

The two Fitzmaurice brothers .

Iggy’s brother Fr. Joe played with him in the 79 final.

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Why not. That collar is a thing of beauty

Cyril Farrell in a lovely pair of Clarke’s Moccasins

Mossie Carroll whipped off there

Conneelly bailed mcinerney out there big time

Creggan damn near won it on his own. He was magic. I can still remember the absolute joy of a galway win.

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This is a cracking game

Coneely saved ye that day

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