'Some people might not like me saying this, but Patrickswell-Kilmallock is a real traditional final'

In the last 60 years, no two clubs have reached more Limerick finals than Kilmallock and Patrickswell - and yet today's clash is only their fifth meeting in the senior showpiece

The Gaelic Grounds plays host to Saturday's Limerick SHC final between Kilmallock and Patrickswell 

The first 25 years of the Munster club hurling championship proved to be the competition that Limerick couldn’t crack. Unlike the other main hurling counties, Limerick hadn’t produced a champion since the competition began in 1964. 

The county were limited to a handful of sporadic final appearances but when Patrickswell finally made the breakthrough in 1988, Limerick suddenly appeared to have Munster by the throat.