Kevin Cashman will be remembered as one of hurling’s finest writers

Certainly one of hurling’s finest ever writers, Cashman prized exactitude and calm knowledge, same as he esteemed seeing a hurler’s correct technique create lethal elegance.

WARMEST DELIGHT: John Fitzgibbon celebrates during the Cork v Galway All-Ireland hurling final at Croke Park in 1990 - Kevin Cashman kept the picture of his nephew above his bed. Pic: Ray McManus, Sportsfile

News of Kevin Cashman’s death on Tuesday night sharpened due to Cork’s senior hurlers being mere days away from an All-Ireland final.

Sharpened rather than made poignant, mind.