Mikey Sheehy: I’d have given anything to play with David Clifford, Maurice Fitzgerald, and Gooch

They pay homage to the great Mikey Sheehy any which way they can in Tralee. But the Kerry legend hopes to be toasting a new generation of Austin Stacks stars after tomorrow’s Kerry county football final against deadly town rivals Kerins O’Rahillys

SET IN STONE: The 18ft mural of Mikey Sheehy behind the Castle Bar on Rock Street in Tralee. Drawn by artist Mike O’Donnell

This is a man who pleads quietly on the doorstep that the householder won’t answer when he goes canvassing for votes to elect his son to the County Council. Who cringes talking about his own career. Or comparisons to those who came after and imitated him. Who asks can anyone else go up on stage and pick up that All-Star.

So let’s get straight to the 18ft high mural of Mikey Sheehy at the top of Tralee’s Rock Street.