The Holy Ground

WHERE does the time go? Seems like yesterday Jim Purcell was giving a pal a dig out, walking divots back into the Semple Stadium turf.

The Holy Ground

The Loughmore-Castleiney man had been working on farm relief but it was the eighties and that was slack, so he was at a loose end.

His career had included football with Loughmore and a little junior hurling, but he knew the land well and they kept him in Semple Stadium. Now, 21 years on, he has a head full of memories.

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