Waterford says final farewell to hero Mick Flannelly

Waterford hurling great Mick Flannelly pictured at his holiday home in West Cork in September 2013. Picture: Emma Jervis

Something glorious, said the priest halfway through the service.

We were in the small church in Butlerstown near Waterford city for the funeral of Mick Flannelly. The celebrant, Fr Pat Fitzgerald, had just cited Mick’s record in the white and blue of Waterford: an All-Ireland winner with Waterford in 1948 (minor) and in 1959 (senior), not to mention over two dozen county titles at various grades in both codes with his club, Mount Sion.