'The only one comparable was Mick Mackey': Jimmy Lynam recalls his team-mate Christy Ring

He celebrated his 95th birthday this month, but Jimmy Lynam is as sharp now on Ring, the Glen and Cork as he was terrorising defences back then

Jimmy Lynam, Glen Rovers legend, with his impressive medal haul.

Jimmy Lynam and Gus O’Brien had a game to see and a road to travel.

September 1943. Cork in an All-Ireland final. Trains weren’t an option at the time but the road to Dublin was wide open, if two hardy teenagers had the legs for it.