He didn’t enjoy watching the last half hour of last Sunday’s epic Munster club final.

Every hurling county has its renowned clubs. Tullaroan, Mooncoin, Mount Sion, Toomevara, Thurles Sars, Cork’s big trio of Glen Rovers, Blackrock and St. Finbarr’s, all roll off the tongue.

They’re from different divisions and renowned traditional hurling towns, so it’s hard to believe this is the first time Kilmallock and Adare meet in a Limerick SHC final.