John Callinan: 'My father was being brought to the church, but I was still hurling'

In an extract from John Callinan's best-selling memoir, 'To Play, To Live', he remembers his father's death in 1964

John Callinan in the front row, fourth from the left, with his mates on the green

MAY 14, 1964

It was only my second time in Dublin, but whereas the first was fun and adventure, this was a journey into the darkness and the unknown.