From wielding ‘big wooden spoons’ in Leeds to Croke Park

From wielding ‘big wooden spoons’ in Leeds to Croke Park Even after all these years, Edmond Kenny still gets a kick from the questions he gets asked about his hurley.

From wielding ‘big wooden spoons’ in Leeds to Croke Park

From wielding ‘big wooden spoons’ in Leeds to Croke Park Even after all these years, Edmond Kenny still gets a kick from the questions he gets asked about his hurley. A quantity surveyor with a dose of wanderlust, he’s worked, lived and hurled in all the major hot-spots; London, America, Australia and just about anywhere you care to mention in the north of England.

Currently based in Manchester, the Wexford man will run out today at Croke Park in the Lancashire colours for the Lory Meagher Cup final. The home of Gaelic games is a far cry from where the Lancashire players often train, in a public park in Leeds, drawing quizzical looks and queries from locals.

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