Brian Stack was just a teenager when he watched St Brigid’s win their first-ever All-Ireland. His time would come later down the line, but in 2013, he was still waiting to become a man. He was looking down from the stand in Croke Park at those on the pitch making history for the people of Kiltoom and Cam. For those still caught in the bloom of youth, the significance of such things take time to register.
Brian Stack was just a teenager when he watched St Brigid’s win their first-ever All-Ireland . His time would come later down the line, but in 2013, he was still waiting to become a man. He was looking down from the stand in Croke Park at those on the pitch making history for the people of Kiltoom and Cam. For those still caught in the bloom of youth, the significance of such things take time to register. Years in Stack’s case.
Without a full appreciation for the setbacks and heartaches that backboned their success, the assumption is that this will be the way of things for St Brigid’s every year. Why wouldn’t it? The concept of waiting 10 years for another All-Ireland final appearance seems unfathomable. But Stack soon learne
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