Dillon Quirke laid to rest with a sod of turf from the Semple Stadium pitch

RIP: Dillon Quirke's funeral on his way to be buried in Conoulty, County Tipperary. Pic: Brendan Gleeson

In another reality, Dillon Quirke would have led his Tipperary colleagues in an All-Ireland final parade.

Today, the county’s finest hurlers trooped in behind their friend’s coffin, in single file and in their county jerseys.