Donegal sons – and their Mayo fathers

Sixty-one years ago, Mayo kids were told to get used to the feel of the Sam Maguire.

A couple of generations later, three retired guards reflect on the famine – and how their sons came to play with the opposition in Sunday’s final. Alan Foley took notes

Sixty-one years ago in Foxford, Mayo GAA treasurer Pat Conway held Sam Maguire in front of a 10-year-old named John Durcan and told him to grip it tight.