Farming families’ contribution to GAA honoured

PEOPLE who were not even born when Tom Cheasty was playing hurling for Waterford sought his autograph in Kilkenny at the weekend.

It was a remarkable tribute to a man who was the automatic choice for the centre forward berth on the Farming Fifteen team.

It showed that his reputation as a centre forward of power and skill has spanned the generations and it also underlined the place the game has in the hearts and minds of the Irish people.