Knitting the threads of Kilkenny’s hurling history

In November, the man widely regarded as more important to Kilkenny hurling than Brian Cody stepped down.

Mooncoin’s Ned Quinn retired as County Chairman after 23 years of service in various roles, with 11 Senior All-Ireland titles won in that time. Quinn regards Cody as the most selfless man he’s met. But if the Cats’ success story appears seamless, Quinn knows where the stitches might have unravelled, during Cody’s time and before.

Kilkenny hurling, for Ned Quinn, became a human chain, a quiet parade of faces met and voices heard.