McKenna’s red-letter day

Truagh Gaels 2-21 Kiltane 2-13

McKenna’s red-letter day
Mon, 10 Feb, 2014 - 00:00
Orla Bannon

McKenna lit up Croke Park with his haul of 1-7 from play, all but one point coming in the first-half, and admitted watching former Tyrone star Owen Mulligan captain Cookstown to the title 12 months ago made him want to follow suit.

“Everyone was disappointed when we went down last year (2012) from senior football but when I saw a picture of Owen Mulligan cheering after the final whistle when winning the All-Ireland last year, that was the first thing I thought of.

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