Kanturk’s fairytale season gets stuck in the mud

They call it Fortress Kanturk, and with good reason.

February 2008 was the last time Kanturk lost a game at their Knocknacolan base, and it took one of the best junior sides in Ireland to finally put an end to that proud record on Saturday.

Just short of five years ago, Ennis won here in a Munster Division 2 league game; number eight Dan McCabe joked that he’s blocked the defeat out of his mind, but he has a fair idea of the origins of the Duhallow side’s incredible run.