Those who treasured Galway legend Noel Tierney glad they got chance to pay tribute

Noel Tierney, one of Gaelic football's greatest ever fullbacks, died aged 82. 

THREE-IN-A-ROW: Noel Tierney, right, and Martin Newell, Galway, in action during 1966 All-Ireland SFC final against Meath. Picture credit: Connolly Collection / SPORTSFILE

Thousands of people will turn out on Wednesday and again the following morning in Milltown to pay tribute to the late Galway full-back Noel Tierney — just a week and a half after a huge crowd turned out in the village to honour the three-in-a-row star.

They will come from across the nearby border, from all the other Connacht counties and from throughout the country to honour the 82-year-old regarded as one of the finest full-backs to play the game.