Mulligan: Philly’s spirit with victorious Leitrim

LEITRIM free-taker Emlyn Mulligan last night revealed he and his team mates visit the grave of former team mate Philly McGuinness on a regular basis.

McGuinness died following a freak accident during a club football match last year and Mulligan believesmemories of the 26-year-old helped motivate the side to a sensationalConnacht SFC win over Sligo onSunday.

“We had James Glancy’s father and Philly McGuinness looking down on us on Sunday.

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