Crotta O'Neills joy as 55-year Kerry wait ends

Kilflynn side recover from wobbly start to claim their first Kingdom hurling title since 1968

FAMINE’S OVER: Crotta O’Neills captain Bill Keane flips the Cup after the Kilflynn men ended a 55-year wait for a county title with a three-point victory over Lixnaw at Austin Stack Park in Tralee. Pic: Domnick Walsh

Kerry SHC final: Crotta O’Neill’s 0-15 Lixnaw 1-9.
Grown men cried. Supporters invaded the pitch and submerged the Crotta O’Neill’s players as 55 years of heartache ended with referee Ciaran O’Regan's final whistle on this Kerry SHC final. And how they deserved it.

Lixnaw and Shane Conway gave it everything but they can have few complaints as Crotta were the superior side, even though they shot 20 wides and created three goals chances that they failed to convert. It was a triumph for hunger, passion and a sheer desire to get rid of that monkey off their backs.