Christy Ring's 'blood and bandage lady' finally gets her name in the picture

Rita Lowry is the woman in the iconic photo of Christy Ring after Cork's famous 1952 win over Tipperary.

The morning after the 1952 Munster final, between Cork and Tipperary, the woman bought the Cork Examiner and was amazed to see herself pictured, propping up the wounded hero of the hour.

A match on which hurling history pivoted had its iconic shot. Christy Ring had emptied his talents onto the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, forced his nature on the enemy's four-in-row hopes, and hammered the signpost of Cork’s ‘52-54 hat-trick of Munster and All-Ireland titles.