Smitten Tyrone fan seeks après match with his mystery Kerry rose

The Tyrone footballers weren’t alone in having their hearts broken in Kerry at the weekend. One love-struck farmer from the Red Hand county lost the potential love of his life almost as quickly as he had found her.

Clad in the distinctive white and red shirt of his beloved home county, the devoted fan from the small village of Pomeroy was struck by Cupid’s arrow on Saturday when he met a charming green and gold-clad Kerry supporter in a local pub after the Kingdom had triumphed in the All-Ireland qualifier at Fitzgerald Stadium.

The man — identified only as Seamus — arranged to meet up with her again later that night but got delayed and was devastated to find she had been and gone when he eventually reached their rendezvous spot.

And although he searched the town for the girl of his dreams, such was the size of the crowd enjoying the post-match celebrations that he failed to catch up with the auburn-haired beauty.

While they enjoyed some time in each other’s company outside Scott’s Hotel earlier in the evening, Seamus was so smitten he neglected to ask her for her name or number as he was sure they would meet later on.

The fortysomething Tyrone fan was so upset after he made the long journey home, he asked his friend Martina to go on local radio in Kerry yesterday to issue a heartfelt plea for the unsuspecting Kerry woman to get in touch.

Martina explained how the opposing fans met up and socialised together shortly after the final whistle had sounded and arranged to meet again at the same hotel after he had returned to his accommodation to freshen up.

But after drowning his sorrows with friends, Seamus was late for their date and was gutted to learn she had been there but had moved on when he didn’t show on time.

“She caught his eye earlier and they started to chat,” said Martina. “They were getting on very well but he wanted to go and freshen up and change into a proper shirt and they arranged to meet up again.

“When he went back one of his friends told him she had actually come back but had left again with her friend.

“He was very sad he had missed her and he asked me to help him find her. He is utterly smitten.”

Seamus described his Kerry dream girl as being in her late 30s or early 40s, about 5ft 7in and very pretty. After the match she was in the company of a married Kerry woman.

“She has very unusual auburn hair, very stylishly cut,” Martina told Radio Kerry. “He also said she was wearing very snug-fitting jeans and when she walked away, he said she has a very pert bum.”

Martina said her pining friend hasn’t met anybody that “struck a chord” with him for a long time and he was very upset that when he finally found someone he liked he didn’t get her number.

Martina said Seamus, who travels everywhere to support Tyrone, would not hesitate to return to Killarney to meet his dream date.

“He is an honest, decent and nice guy,” said Martina, who asked the Kerry woman or anybody that might know her to contact Radio Kerry, who will then get in touch with Seamus.