The Holy trinity: Cork, Meath and the hunt for that religious scapular

Holy mess: Conor Counihan's All-Ireland final misery in 1987 was compounded when he had to march into the victorious Meath dressing room searching for the scapular given to him as a good luck charm before the game.

Did Conor Counihan ever feel as low as he did at the final whistle of the 1987 All-Ireland final?

His first final, the Aghada rock was Cork captain, a singular honour in itself. Meath was the opposition, and the Rebels were primed to lift Sam for the first time since 1973.