Peerless Birr brush aside Dunloy to make history

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Peerless Birr brush aside Dunloy to make history
Tue, 18 Mar, 2003 - 00:00

Birr aren't just twice the team of the Ulster champions. When hurling conditions are right (and it was a perfect day in Dublin), and as they proved in the semi-final win Athenry four weeks ago in Ennis, they are twice the team of any club side at the moment.

This, their record-setting (for hurling) fourth title in just nine years, is proof-positive of that.

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