Huge part to play in it but the rise of hurling had started before that evenā¦From about 05/06 on it began to happen in there. Liam Cronin a driving force behind it too. There was always hurling there but Rugby was king. With the rise of Na Piarsaigh down the road into a bit of a club superpower it was natural it would follow into the secondary school. First years coming in were only interested in hurling.
Na Piarsaigh have well and truly won the battle for the hearts and minds in that area of the Northside, under the gaze of Thomond Park and the Gaelic Grounds. It was dire straits for some years and fellas were saying rugby had taken over the city. My bollox. Its still the 3rd sport in the City. Fair play to Na Piarsaighā¦
What with ASR wining hartys with less and less clare men being picked, winning the 21s, winning some Munster minors, na piarsaig bring one of the best club sides ever and the next Mick Mackey about to graduate secondary school things have never been as promising for limerick hurling.
Exactly. Na P produced the majority of those players at the start that backboned most of those teams. The arrival of a underage Na P stars and Hannon at the same time as the arrival of Moran kickstarted hurling in the school. Coincidence rather than any work the school put in really. One or two teachers were ploughing a lone furrow for a long time but not getting a look in with the rugby. Success breeds success then and all of a sudden players are now joining ASR for hurling.
