New York captain Boyle eager to prove American-born talent can thrive too

With almost a dozen native New Yorkers in panel, the Empire State travel to Tullamore with more than mere hope and wonder

For the flag: Jamie Boyle of New York during the Tailteann Cup launch at 34th and 5th Avenue in New York City, USA. Pic: Sharon Redigan/Sportsfile

Jamie Boyle will stride on to the field at O'Connor Park on Saturday afternoon as an outsider leading a team of them. 

The New York captain is American-born but very much Irish-bred. And when the Empire State take on Offaly for a place in the semi-finals of the Tailteann Cup it will mark the first time the exiles from across the Atlantic have competed outside of Connacht.