Fifty years of Féile: Patrick Horgan, Jackie Tyrrell and Frank Lohan on what makes it so special

'We looked on it as a club All-Ireland, and even in the club today those team photographs would all hang together on the wall. The support from the club — from parents, officers, supporters —would always be huge'

Patrick Horgan of Glen Rovers in action against Glen O'Connor of St Finbarrs during the 2020 Cork Premier SHC. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Fifty years ago Féile na nGael began in Thurles, a competition envisaged by founders such as Tommy Barrett and Seamus Ó Riain as a way to promote Gaelic games among teens.

It quickly evolved into a de facto All-Ireland club championship for U14 hurlers, however.