Paul Rouse: How hurling's Wild Geese have used the game to remake a part of home

One of the best things about the sporting past is the manner in which it continuously throws up things that are a glorious surprise.

The greatness of sport is the manner in which it can completely consume every emotion. The impulse to live between the whistles is overwhelming. 

The greatness of sport is the manner in which it can completely consume every emotion. The impulse to live between the whistles is overwhelming. 

That is to say, all that matters is the game in flow; when that happens, there is no tomorrow and there was no yesterday.