The last surviving member of the three Tipperary teams who won three All-Ireland senior hurling titles in a row from 1949 to 1951 was laid to rest yesterday in his native Thurles when hundreds came together to say goodbye to Mickey “The Rattler” Byrne.

Tipperary SHC final - Thurles Sarsfields 0-27 Kiladangan 1-15: Just shy of a year ago, the Thurles Sarsfields club was plunged into grief when senior selector, Jack Griffin, died tragically.