Thousands of Kerry fans welcome home Sam through the streets of Tralee

Kerry manager Jack O'Connor said it was the largest crowd for a Kerry homecoming since the reception in 1997 after the All-Ireland which ended a then 11 year famine

THRONGED: The All-Ireland winning Kerry football team arrived home to the Kingdom of Kerry onto Denny Street this evening. Tens of thousands of fans showed up for the Kerry football AllIreland winning team's homecoming in Tralee. Pic: Domnick Walsh/Eye Focus

Kerry welcomed home their heroes along with Sam Maguire as they were paraded through the thronged streets of Tralee on an open top bus in one of the biggest welcome homes according to Kerry manager Jack O’Connor since Kerry ended the last famine in 1997. 

Denny Street was a sea of colour from 5pm until the team arrived just after 6.30pm to be welcomed onto the stage, fittingly perhaps, by Councilor Mikey Sheehy, son of Kerry’s greatest ever forwards of the same name.