How the Cork hurlers ended previous All-Ireland droughts

HAPPY DAYS: Cork manager Jimmy Barry Murphy celebrates in front of the supporters on Hill 16 following the 1999 All-Ireland SHC final win over Kilkenny at Croke Park. Photo by David Maher/Sportsfile

No pre-match parade in Thurles tomorrow evening means no bustle. No chance for someone like Pa Collins to immortalise his predecessor Dónal Óg Cusack’s shout to the Clare players before the 1999 Munster final and remind Limerick they have nine All-Irelands and Cork have 30.

Cork may not be as unfancied to beat Limerick as they were against Clare 22 years ago but their wait for an All-Ireland SHC title now extends seven years longer than back then, the joint largest stretch in the county’s history.