Cork show they’re not a spent force
Apart from the game yesterday, there was another major event in the town on Saturday evening in the Anner Hotel. It was the launch of the book The Rattler, the story of Mickey Byrne, one of the legendary members of the original Hell’s Kitchen Tipperary full-back line of the late 40s and early 50s, as told to Michael Dundon. A massive crowd, filled every corner of the hall, and what a night – what a testament too to a great hurler and an even greater character.
Which brings me nicely to the game yesterday, because this was a Munster Championship game of great hurlers, and great characters. Before I get into the hurling, what’s this warm-up coming to at all? Cork had so many cones and bollards for their pre-game routine I thought I was after wandering into a roadworks zone – ridiculous. Is there a prize for that nowadays, or what?
