Blackrock's Éamonn O'Donoghue reels in the years as he looks ahead to meeting of Cork giants

STALWART: Eamonn O'Donoghue of Cork in action during the early 80s. Picture credit; Ray McManus/SPORTSFILE

We’ll deal with the 1974, 79, and 82 county finals further down. Let’s start instead with a lesser-known Barrs-Rockies championship clash.

Éamonn O’Donoghue joined the Blackrock senior panel in the early swings of the 1971 season, but, as the campaign began to pick up some speed, the then teenager “drifted off”, content to hurl away at junior level.