'A final leap into heaven': Sam Maguire and Liam MacCarthy cups held over coffin of great Teddy McCarthy

Billy Morgan, Jimmy Barry Murphy and Dr. Con Murphy shoulder the coffin of GAA Cork dual star Teddy McCarthy at St. Joseph’s Church, Springhill, Glanmire, Cork. Picture Dan Linehan

The Sam Maguire and the Liam MacCarthy cups were held aloft above GAA legend Teddy McCarthy’s coffin before his funeral mass today, where mourners were told he had made his final leap into heaven.

In an emotional eulogy laced with humour and deeply personal insights, Teddy’s son, Cian, said his father had sacrificed everything for the GAA during his playing career but had “mellowed” over the last decade following the births of his grandchildren.