No more Rebels and sandwiches

IT was the dawning of the day and of a new era for Cashel. As I stood at the first floor sittingroom window at Main Street vehicles travelling bumper to bumper and bedecked in the red-and-white of Cork passed by.

This would be the last time the Rebel County supporters would drive through Main Street en route to Croke Park unless of course the All-Ireland hurling final had ended in a draw.

In just a few weeks from now our bypass would open and all would utterly change. Yes, it was a nostalgic occasion and I pondered over childhood days when we eagerly awaited the return of a victorious Cork team from Croke Park. Not alone were they great supporters but they knew how to celebrate and were good spenders.