Cork's southside is blue and no-one can gainsay that, Buttevant at last and arise Knocknagree

Cork GAA talking points: The Barrs lost one competitive fixture all year. Any arguments? What time does the day start in Knocknagree? And now that Buttevant have cracked the glass ceiling, can they flourish in Munster?

St Finbarr's talisman Ian Maguire putting Nemo Rangers' Micheál Aodh Martin, Brian Murphy and Kevin O'Donovan under pressure in the McCarthy Insurance Group SFC final at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Pic: Dan Linehan

THERE is no point in saying the Barrs held their Cork Premier SFC final nerve at the finish and, in the process, held on. It would be simply untrue.

Conor Horgan was the Nemo leveller and winner at the end of regulation and extra-time in their semi-final against Newcestown. After Mark Cronin, he was the man in black and green the Barrs should have been most heavily policing in the closing scenes.