'That load is lifted now' - Relief and joy as persistence pays off for Doon

The Limerick side claimed a first-ever senior county title on Sunday.

DOON PROPHESY: Pat Ryan, Richie English and JJ Thompson celebrate after the Limerick County Senior Club Hurling Championship final. Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

Relief poured over the faces of Doon’s players in the TUS Gaelic Grounds on Sunday evening. They’d finally done it. After eight semi-finals in as many years, and two final defeats, the East Limerick club had finally claimed a first ever senior county title.

They had done it the hard way, slogging through a gripping decider on a rain-soaked night that made heart as valuable as hurling, and rebounding from the concession of two Na Piarsaigh goals inside a minute in the first-half.