Walsh hoping for new memories

THOMAS WALSH takes a timeout from the nine-to-five in the Bryansford Caravan Park and rewinds his mind back to the day he first saw a Cork team in action.

It was September 1956 and the Munster champions travelled to Croke Park where they were expected to account for Galway and claim the Sam Maguire for the first time in 11 years. They didn’t. Galway won 2-13 to 3-7 and that unwanted dose was doubled the following year when Louth edged them out by two points in a lower scoring game.

“Pádraig Harrington’s father was on those teams,” recalls Walsh. “They had a great side that time but those boys never won the medal they deserved. Their current team have been close as well. I hope they win one. Just not on Sunday.”