‘He would get up from the television if Kilkenny pulled ahead of Tipperary’

Johnny Everard from Templetuohy is one of only two survivors from the Tipperary team that defeated Kilkenny in the 1950 All-Ireland and National League finals. Many members of the Everard clan have since hurled in blue and gold but the family tree has also branched into Kilkenny, meaning they have experienced every aspect of a fabled rivalry

“Look at those yokes there. They’re called footballs. Ye’ve a special knife for them in Kilkenny.”