The day Hill 17 took Páirc Uí Chaoimh by storm

WITH the roar that greeted Barney Rock’s equaliser ringing around Jones Road, Cork’s John Cleary recalls the scene.

“We went back into the dressing-room and wondered when the replay would be on, and where... by the time we were on the train it had been decided: we’d be playing them down in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

“We were happy with that on the way home to Cork – that we’d have the Dubs in the Páirc. We’d gone up for the first game and it was a first All-Ireland semi-final for most of us, a great adventure. We’d played pretty well on the day so we’d have been confident about the replay.”