I saw this photo wishing the Kilkenny team well this weekend, and thought to myself: 'Shefflin, Cody, Larkin, TJ the magician, the Hogans, Jackie Tyrell and on and on: they must know a little bit about hurling at St. Kieran's'. And if you doubt me, just check out their College Record from 1958:
It is no exaggeration to say that the main interest of the average student of St. Kieran’s, outside his work, is hurling: he plays it, if he can; in any case he thinks about it, talks about it, dreams about it. Almost standard equipment for the new boy entering the college is a hurley, and almost his first act after arriving is to get on the playing field to try his skill with the other newcomers. There he finds, happily, that there is no better cure for home-sickness than the clash of the ash and the smack of the leather; there, under the watchful guidance of the Dean, who will also be his games-master, he will learn not only how to be a hurler, but also a sportsman; there he will enter into a great tradition, and acquire a lifelong interest not only in the fortunes of his college team, but also in the game of hurling wherever it is played”.
Pretty awesome.
