Enda McEvoy: Limerick pushing on to create a dynasty where others failed

If hurling has never had enough newcomers dining at the top table and never will, it is always good to see ancient and noble houses reclaim their heritage

PROVEN CLASS: Limerick’s Cian Lynch, left, and Declan Hannon lift the Liam MacCarthy Cup after their side’s victory in the All-Ireland final. Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

Why Limerick?

Why, instead of having the decency to be one-hit wonders (an outcome at which not a single native of Shannonside would have dreamed of complaining), did they become the ones who created an empire instead, where the Galway of 2017 didn’t and innumerable Tipperary teams didn’t and even the Cork of the mid-noughties made it two in a row but no more?