Yellow card for Sam Maguire’s scorekeeper

THOSE who visit the excellent sculpture of Sam Maguire in Dunmanway, Co Cork, should remember that everything written in stone is not necessarily true.

I was approached recently by a reader of my book Sam Maguire - the Enigmatic Man Behind Ireland’s Most Prestigious Trophy.

This avid reader of historical tomes informed me: “You know you have the wrong date of birth in the book.”