With none available, he built a training pitch beside his house

Long before the ethos of the GAA club became a marketing stick to gently beat us over the head with, one man from a small parish in West Mayo had a vision of how he could best combine his passion for a sport he loved and improve the lives of those in his local community.

The first step was to find a place to practice. With none available, he did what few others would, and built a training pitch in the field beside his house. A field of dreams.