Roscommon GAA fans are well aware of who Paddy Joe Burke is. The superfan has been through the highs and lows with the Primrose county over the last decade or so.
In his own words, he loves being from Roscommon:
Paddy would've been one of the few men yesterday who thought that Roscommon could overcome Galway. After all, the Tribesmen had impressively dumped Mayo out of Connacht a fortnight earlier. However, on a wet and windy day in Salthill, Kevin McStay got it spot on. Roscommon shell shocked Galway, winning the J.J Nestor Cup for the first time in seven years. It was their first Connacht final victory over
However, on a wet and windy day in Salthill, Kevin McStay got it spot on. Roscommon shell shocked Galway, winning the J.J Nestor Cup for the first time in seven years. It was their first Connacht final victory over Galway since 1990.
Of course Paddy Joe was there - and his reaction at full time will have been mirrored all across the county.
Roscommon superfan Paddy Joe Burke sent this onto me. He was pretty happy with win today.. pic.twitter.com/KCslvNXvD4
— Sinéad Kissane (@sineadkissane) July 9, 2017
Ah yes, the maniacal scream of delight on the realisation that you don't have to play Kerry or Dublin for a while. The last time Roscommon reached the quarter-finals, they were ambushed by eventual champions Cork, feebly losing by nine.
They'll face one of Cork, Mayo or Donegal in this year's quarters - and no one will write them off again.
