Butlers the driving force for Clonoulty-Rossmore

ON the Clonoulty-Rossmore team facing Thurles Sarsfields in Sunday’s Tipperary SHC final in Semple Stadium you have Tom Butler, and then you have Big Tommy Butler.

When you consider that Tom Butler is a strapping six-footer, with all the natural strength that comes from being born and bred to the farm, I’ll leave it to your imagination as to the size and power of his first cousin, Big Tommy.

Suffice to say, it’s not one of those ironic Irish nicknames – “Ah sure he’s 6’4”, and a bit heavier!” laughs Tom.