Anthony Daly: Ballyea will need more than a TK cameo to halt fresh Gunners
TALISMAN: Tony Kelly of Ballyea after the AIB Munster club senior hurling championship semi-final against St Finbarr's at Cusack Park in Ennis, Clare. Pic: Daire Brennan/Sportsfile
In my neck of the woods, which is now Tullycrine in west Clare, we’re firmly ensconced in the heart of football territory, but there has always been a real love of Clare hurling back here. Most of that loyalty and backing is directed towards the Clare team but there is also a strong connection and deep core of support for Ballyea.
The parishes are nearly 20 miles apart, a good 25-minute spin across testing country roads, on through Lisseycasey and Caherea, moving into Darragh and back into Ballyea as you reroute back in from the west down through the south-west of the county.
