Oisín’s heir apparent

JOGGING Jamie Clarke’s memory for his earliest Crossmaglen All-Ireland winning memory shouldn’t be too much of a stretch. Now 21, he saw them collect the Andy Merrigan Cup just once during his teenage years. The rest should be hazier in his mind.

But he remembers all of them — even their first when he was seven.

“It’s funny because my first recollection of Cross was the Knockmore game in 1997. In 1999 and 2000, you were seeing them win again and it felt like All-Irelands were the norm for Cross. I can’t remember Cross ever losing a championship game I wasn’t involved in.