Glory for Araglen in the littlest of Cork’s little All-Irelands

The Araglen players celebrate after defeating Freemount in the Co-Op Superstores J’B’ HC 2020 final at Páirc Uí Rinn. Picture: Eddie O’Hare

The parish of Araglen traverses the counties of Cork, Tipperary, and Waterford, but had a stranger passed through in recent days, they would be forgiven for thinking it had been claimed for Limerick such was the green and white on display.

On Sunday, they claimed the 2020 Co-op Superstores JBHC by defeating Freemount in an exhilarating encounter in Páirc Uí Rinn. This week is all about the All-Ireland final in Cork, and though this may have been the littlest of Cork’s little All-Irelands, the eruption of joy that accompanied Shane Scanlon’s final whistle will match anything that follows this week.