Ryan aware Kilbrittain must hit heights once more 

The 2-17 to 0-9 provincial final win in Mallow was probably Kilbrittain’s best performance of the year, which was pleasing – but Ryan knows it must be emulated.

Kilbrittain captain Philip Wall and Aaron Holland celebrate. Pic: Dan Linehan.

In 1995, Kilbrittain won the Cork the county IHC – at the fourth attempt, having lost deciders in 1988, 1989 and 1993.

Prior to that clash with Ballincollig, The Cork Examiner’s Brendan Larkin was dispatched west to provide pre-match coverage and his piece included the sentence: “Like many other rural areas throughout the country, hurling is a way of life in Kilbrittain.”