Seanie McGrath: Beating Clare then was like beating Limerick now

Seanie McGrath recalls the Cork battles against a Clare side in their pomp

21 June 1998; Sean McGrath of Cork in action against Colin Lynch of Clare during the Guinness Munster Senior Hurling Championship Semi-Final match between Clare and Cork at Semple Stadium in Thurles, Tipperary. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Before Limerick there was another power that came out of the west.

Ask Seanie McGrath, who made his senior hurling debut for Cork in 1997 against a Clare side in their considerable pomp.