Anthony Daly: Whatever happens on Sunday, Cork’s time is coming

“Ye’re roaring there about two All-Irelands in 80 years,” he said to me. “Teddy Mac won two in a fortnight". Well now, Cork could win three All-Irelands in five days.

Cork U20 players celebrate with the cup after beating Galway in the All-Ireland final. Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

I have some great friends in the northside of Cork city, real diehard hurling men. A good few years back, I met a gang of them in Blackpool for a pint. The place was full of Glen Rovers men. I was introduced to one of the older generation and he spent the evening telling me about the eight county titles the Glen won between 1934 and 1941 and how overconfidence cost them the ninth in a row.

When we got talking about Clare hurling, the auld fella wasn’t long putting me in my place. “Ye’re roaring there about two All-Irelands in 80 years,” he said to me. “Teddy Mac won two in a fortnight.”