Templenoe: Few in numbers but blessed with talent

“Templenoe has no centre, no village, no school,” says Timmy Clifford in attempting to set out the miniscule nature of his South Kerry homeland.

Tomorrow afternoon in Mallow, the club which produced Pat Spillane will stake its claim for Munster junior football glory, a remarkable achievement for a “stretch of area” that is home to no more than 400 people.

Unable to stand on its own two feet at underage level, the club has been forced to amalgamate with Sneem and Derrynane in recent years. And while they’re not exactly blessed with playing numbers at adult level either, they’re certainly blessed with talent.