Jack O'Connor: Hurling, farming and getting Wexford to the next level

“You have to consider what is going on outside of farming, it is impacted by global factors."

Jack O'Connor of Wexford. Pic: Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile

In the summer the O’Connor boys spent their time on tillage duty with the family picking potatoes and cutting cabbage. The winter meant dairy farming over by Piercestown. There they had a field with a round hill to climb and a Wexford titan directing them.

John and George O’Connor are All-Ireland winners and local legends. George was the golden beam for that sweet summer of 1996. Jack is his nephew and one of the most experienced players on the current panel.