From the old mill wall to Croke Park

Clare manager, All-Ireland winning goalkeeper, but to the people of Sixmilebridge, Davy Fitzgerald will be forever known as that youngster out at the mill wall.

Standing tall opposite Gleeson’s pub, the old mills form a central branch of the village landscape, presenting the ideal venue for Fitzy to develop his hurling.

Morning, noon and night, rain, hail or snow, he was to be found bouncing a sliotar off the mill wall.