Longing and fervour palpable on Leeside as Rebels seek to end a 19-year wait for something once a regular part of life.
There’s a scene in Brexit: The Uncivil War where Benedict Cumberbatch, in the role of Dominic Cummings, lies with his ear to the ground and hears distressed noises from a land uneasy at being a member of a large trading bloc.
In the time since Cork have been All-Ireland hurling champions, life has gone on there. Good things have occurred. There have been births, marriages, parties, promotions, success in other sports, an Oscar has been won and the city dump has become a park. But the place is not right. The fish on the top of Shandon steeple sits askew. There are more minor collisions on the Kinsale Road Roundabout than in the pre-2006 era. The potato pies in Dinos are 1% shy of their usual level.
Advertisement Then as soon as the ball hops off the weathered surface the pace changes and the place echoes with all of the greats and the strivers of the past; their trance-like pursuit of a clean strike and a touch that’s true. The day ended in defeat, but improvement. They at least looked like a Cork team. Pacy and conditioned as you have to be now, but also more menacing and direct. The three-man full forward line comprising the traditional big three of the city, Blackrock, St Finbarr’s and Glen Rovers, rhymes with history.
Likewise, Connolly drew defenders with his aggressive running before hand-passing to Hayes who doubled to the goal. There’s a panache and substance to scores like these. They feed the myth of Cork hurling. Every sporting institution needs its story and sense of what it’s all about, something that goes beyond mere process and results.
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