The dam leaking? What a response by Marble marvels

The famine is over.

The dam leaking? What a response by Marble marvels

For a famine it was, even though Liam MacCarthy was absent from the Marble County for only one season.

This contest heralded the return of the old-fashioned and often neglected art of man-marking. Kilkenny, in particular, gave a masterclass in this regard on Saturday. Credit here too to referee Brian Gavin for facilitating such ferocious defending, ferocious tackling. His handling of the game was magnificent.

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