O’Conall Street

I turned to the blogs for some consolation after the defeat to Wales in Croker today and found Mick Fealty on Slugger O’Toole had a gem. He has posted a video of Down’s 1960 victory over Kerry. It’s all there in wonderful technicolour. What day it must have been when the two ancient Kingdoms went head to head.

It’s all way before my time and anyway I’m a Jack. The first big game I can remember was the Dublin - Kerry semi in 1977. My Da brought me to the Hill and I spent much of it on his shoulders. They say it was the greatest game of Gaelic ever played. I was way too young to know. All I cared about was Tony Hanahoe and fatso Keaveney and the sea of blue which I was a tiny part of. Tom Humphries chronicles the summer well in his Dublin - Kerry book published last year. The video below is a beautiful summary of the game. You won’t get bored but even if you are not a huge Dub’s fan, and lets face it most O’Conall St readers are not, there is a big movie star and some Thin Lizzy at the end which is worth waiting for. For the record Dublin lifted the Sam Maguire that year defeating Armagh in the final.

Congratulations tio Amergin2006for a lovely bit of editing. Croker has come a long way since then but remains the finest sporting stadium in the world. I am sure every Welshman alive will agree on that one today!

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