The hands raised in interest were few. When Eamonn Fitzmaurice handed back the Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne bainisteoir’s bib last May, there was no flood of CVs lodged in the staff room to replace the Kerry boss.

The setbacks kept on coming for Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne in last year’s Corn Uí Mhuirí final, their first ever appearance in the Munster Colleges decider.