Anthony Daly: Legacy is secure but this is a crossroads for Limerick and Kiely
This Limerick team is one of the greatest in the history of the game. There may be many more great days ahead but this was certainly a crossroads moment in the journey of this outfit.
CROSSROADS: John Kiely near the end of the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship quarter-final match between Dublin and Limerick at Croke Park. Pic: Daire Brennan/Sportsfile.
I was at a funeral last week when, as usual, the chat in the line turned to hurling. I was keeping the head down, only dipping in and out of the discussion going on around me.
I had a pair of sunglasses on me but I had to lift them off my eyes and turn around as soon as the talk began about Clare’s season and their early exit from the championship.
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