Christy O'Connor: Story of hurling season stuffed with glorious chapters

Limerick are the story of the season but it was also a season that can be outlined through five incredible chapters

GAME OF THE YEAR: Kyle Hayes of Limerick in action against David Fitzgerald of Clare during the Munster SHC round 2 match at TUS Gaelic Grounds in April. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

An epic season ended with a fitting finale and an anticipated conclusion. Limerick did what they were fancied to do from the outset, even if they had to find different ways to do it.

There were stages in the first half on Sunday, just like the All-Ireland semi-final against Galway, when some of the glitches and kinks that showed up in their system at various parts of the summer threatened to short-circuit the board and force it to blow up. And then Limerick just hit the reset button. Go again. Do it even better.