Louth banish old ghosts to end Leinster title wait

The largest crowd for a Leinster final in eight years witnessed a memorable provincial decider. 

OVER THE LINE; Dermot Campbell of Louth jovially throws the Delaney Cup over the Canal End goal line after the Leinster GAA Football Senior Championship final match between Louth and Meath at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

LOUTH 3-2-12 (23) MEATH 1-3-15 (21) 

It was never going to be easy. Sixty-eight years of waiting plays tricks with minds. It brings baggage, bogeys and bullshit.