Paddy seeks return to glory days for Newmarket

The glory days of Newmarket on Fergus may be in the distant past but their achievements of yesteryear still demand huge respect from those who know their Clare hurling.

Paddy seeks return to glory days for Newmarket
Sat, 27 Oct, 2012 - 01:00
Diarmuid O’Flynn

“There are fellas in Newmarket who have more county senior hurling medals than all of our starting team combined,” Cratloe manager Joe McGrath acknowledged ahead of tomorrow’s senior championship decider against the former giants of the Banner.

One such fella is ‘Paddy McCormack clare’, former Newmarket, Clare and Munster star, a man who was front and centre when Newmarket-on-Fergus were winning 13 county titles in their golden period between 1963 and 1981.

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