22. They can talk about Lansdowne, Ravenhill and the RDS all they want but you know there’s only one home of Irish rugby
Pic: INPHO/James Crombie
21. You know if there was a GAA transfer market, every county would want to buy John Galvin
Pic: INPHO/Cathal Noonan
20. You know that the students of the county become dedicated race-goers every April at Greenmount Park
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19. You remember when the biggest Irish rugby games were played in Dooradoyle, Coonagh and Tom Clifford Park
Pic: INPHO/Billy Stickland
18. You’ve sang ‘Who put the ball in the Real Madrid net’ to Des Kennedy
Kennedy scored for Limerick FC against the Spanish giants in both legs of their clash in the European Cup in 1980.
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17. You’ve learnt that you can always run into a famous face when out for 18 holes in Adare
Pics: INPHO/Cathal Noonan
16. You’ve roared these lads on from a ringside seat
Andy Lee
Pic: INPHO/Presseye/Russell Pritchard
Willie ‘Big Bang Casey
Pic: INPHO/Donall Farmer
15. Your heart has been broken in Munster football finals against Kerry
Muris Gavin is consoled as manager Liam Kearns walks nearby after the 2004 loss.
Pic: INPHO/Kieran Clancy
14. You thought the U21′s of 2000-2002 were going to rule the senior hurling world
Pic: INPHO/Lorraine O’Sullivan
13. You can’t decide which Michael Hourigan horse you preferred watching race – Beef Or Salmon…
Pic: INPHO/Morgan Treacy
Or Doran’s Pride?
Pic: INPHO/Tom Honan
12. You wished lads like these had won an All-Ireland senior hurling medal before they retired
Carey and Kirby
Moran and Foley
11. You’ve seen Paulie put the Fear of God into opponents playing for Young Munster
Pic: INPHO/Lorraine O’Sullivan
10. You saw Big Sam pioneer his football tactics when in charge of Limerick FC
Pic: INPHO/Allsport
9. You know Limerick hurling teams are in good shape when there’s a Quaid in goal
Tommy Quaid
Pic: INPHO/Billy Stickland
Joe Quaid
Pic: INPHO/Tom Honan
Nicky Quaid
Pic: INPHO/James Crombie
8. At Cheltenham, you see who JP has running and decide your bets from there
Pic: INPHO/Dan Sheridan
7. You thumbed a lift to Cardiff in 2006 and 2008, and made it back to O’Connell Street in time for the homecomings
Pic: INPHO/Cathal Noonan
6. You know that Richie Bennis made the hurling summer of 2007
YouTube: Declan Hayes
5. You can’t decide who is the bigger legend – The Claw…
Pic: INPHO/Patrick Bolger
Or The Bull?
Pic: INPHO/Patrick Bolger
4. With five minutes left in the 1994 All-Ireland final, you were dreaming of seeing Liam being lifted by a Limerick man
Go to 8.48
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3. You’re certain that this is the greatest hurling point of all time
Go to 10.03
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2. Your father swears blind that he was behind the goal at the All Blacks game in 1978
YouTube: Conor Ryan
1. And you were the only one who knew the 27-point win was in the bag on January 18th 2003
Pic: INPHO/Andrew Paton
Luimneach abu – greatest city and county in Ireland
The limerick footballers are the unluckiest group of footballers to ever kick a ball.
They have actually kicked a ball?
Put your knickers on tuts…
Yeah gearoid. Put your knickers on. Lol flippity reversed.
Thought that would have been us Mayos
How to spot Sports fan from dublin? Hes Sitting in the pub in a Manchester United jersey.
You have a horse parked up outside the stadium.
lol,brilliant.
Careful now or they will remove your comment that was good and received loads of green thumbs
I’d watch that Munster try over and over again. Still the only Irish team to have beaten the All Blacks and would have done it again had the Irish players been released the last time!
Even as a Meath man I still find it hard to watch the highlights of the five minute final.
I have to say I’m very proud of my Munster cousins. They are exemplary fans. Apart from the guys who insist on wearing the Munster jersey to Ireland games. The worst was when we were in Cardiff picking up the grand slam, this clown was sittin there lookin like a welsh supporter.
Anyway good on ya lads
Although ye broke Waterford hearts in 08, it’d still be great to see Lk back at the top table of hurling. some great young lads coming through.
Sorry 07. Big fingers!
There isn’t a nicer place to watch a game than the open stand on a sunny day.
Great to see a positive article about sporting Limerick. Lots of those points made me smile. Looking forward to having even better memories in future.
Too true. Limerick gets a raw deal in the Dublin media.
Limerick gets a raw deal with ALL media. And even worse with the Limerick media – who do you think feeds it to them.
Delighted to see a positive article about Limerick.
Not surprised to see the same old tired cliches.
Some very mature comments there!
Hard to believe lads like ciaran carey , gary kirby , mark foley never won an all ireland. Good bunch of young lads there now though and I reckon there could be an all ireland in them in the next couple of years.
96 was worse than 94…liam dunne took Gary Kirby out….still should have put them away…no excuses…….some party when we bring it home…hopefully in my lifetime!
I feel your pain lad.
No. 14….so true! Met the Claw in Ballybunion (i.e Limerick-on-Sea) one summer, it made my life. ‘Hon the Shannonsiders!
The Bull is the embodiment of a rugby legend!!
Limerick on Sea is actually killkee
And before Coonagh it was the back pitch in Thomond Park :-)
There are plenty of kiwi’s who deny they were even in Ireland in ’78 their still traumatised.
Ain’t it sad all the same that such an utterly fantastic sporting county has had its image blighted by the goings on of the minority of lowlifes down there.
John galvin made darragh look pedestrian at times. Some man to field a ball and fist a point ;-)
Was at the Killenny/Limerick all ireland final and the most terrifying toothless Limerick was standing in the hill! He tried to start a fight with everyone and by the end had a LOT of space to himself :D
He’s the only Limerick fan I remember :D
Crazy dude!!!
He must have been if he’s the only Limerick fan u can remember out of the 50 odd thousand that were there that day!
Disgusted in ’07 ,it wasn’t Limerick that beat us, it was Cork shame our final in ’08 came a year too late
Limerick the only place where 2 fellas with bags over their heads can be national icons!