Sarsfields mourns All-Ireland-winning full-back Tom O’Donoghue

Tom O’Donoghue, third from left, striding out of Croke Park after Cork’s unexpected win over Kilkenny in 1966 All-Ireland final. With Tom were: Peter Doolan, Colm Sheehan, Ger O’Leary, and Michael O’Halloran. Picture: Kevin Cummins

Tom O'Donoghue (left) and Cork captain in 1966 Gerald McCarthy.

It has been a sad week in the Sarsfields club. Last weekend they buried the great full-back Tom O’Donoghue. One of Jim ‘Tough’ Barry’s famous mushrooms from ’66. And rooted on the edge of the Cork square, they’ll all tell you that O’Donoghue took some picking.