Sarsfields chasing immortality
Tom Semple was a Thurles Sarsfields man, and after he led the Premier County to the All-Ireland titles in 1906 and 1908, at a time when the club champions represented their county, he took an interest in a premises in the town that was up for sale.
“Tom Semple was a great leader,” says Liam O’Donoghue. “He was a great hurler but he was also a leader off the field. He saw that there was a showgrounds in the town which had gone bust, so he led the group which bought it and it eventually became Semple Stadium.
