Fifteen years to the month since his late friend and team-mate attempted to do the same, Mikey Sheehy brought the sacred cows to the slaughterhouse.

Mayo, according to Kerry manager Eamon Fitzmaurice, have all the hallmarks of champions.

Tradition and the dramatic final of two years ago have made Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final a sell-out, but it is also the truer All-Ireland semi-final as Kerry and Dublin arrive unbeaten.