Thousands turned out in Shane Lowry's home village of Clara on Tuesday evening to welcome The Open champion home to Offaly.
The scenes were ones of pure joy with Lowry appearing on stage with his family, including his grandmother, the 82-year-old Emily Scanlon.
Sportsfile's Seb Daly was in Clara to capture the evening.
Shane Lowry on stage with his grandmother Emily Scanlon
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Shane Lowry makes his way through Clara
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Michéal O Muircheartaigh on stage
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Impressionist Conor Moore
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The crowd
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