Blues moon rising - Barrs’ dressing room was a glittering cast like Ocean’s Eleven

St Finbarr's glorious eighties era wasn’t distinguished by brilliance alone. At its heart was a colony of leaders and resourceful men.

Goalkeeper Ger Cunningham (right) in action for St. Finbarr's in the Cork SHC clash with Midleton in 1983. 

In late spring 1981, the most extraordinary club team of all time reached a bottleneck. Winning was at the root of it. They brought it on themselves. In those days, there was a hippy vibe about the GAA calendar.

Nobody was in a tizzy about dates. Burnout had yet to be invented. Sundays came at regular intervals.