victory 3-7 to 1-7 in front of
49,260.Mackey said afterwards: “It
was a great game and the
better team won.”It was the first occasion
Limerick had completed the
senior and minor double
after their underage stars
had outclassed Antrim in the
earlier game.Amazingly the Treaty men
would lift Liam MacCarthy
on just two more occasions
after that — in 1973 and
memorably 12 months ago.
Both times they had to
overcome Kilkenny along the
way.They will need history to
repeat itself today if they’re
to keep Liam in the Treaty
County for another year.pseudonyms like ‘Carbery’,
‘Socaro’, ‘The Recorder’ and
‘The Onlooker’.
Covering the final for the Irish
Press was the wonderfully
named ‘Green Flag’, who
described Kilkenny as
“masters of overhead hurling
and short-passing” and
suggested the Cats held the
advantage at midfield with
Jimmy Walsh and Jimmy Kelly.
Once underway the lead
was exchanged several
times before the Cats took
control, establishing a 1-6 to
1-2 advantage early in the
second-half — it would’ve
been more, but for the
brilliance of Paddy Clohessy
in the Limerick defence.
“Then came one of those
switches which have become
such specialties with the
Limerick men and the game
took a sudden change,”
wrote Green Flag.Mackey went to midfield to
partner Timmy Ryan, while
his brother John moved
into centre-half forward
from the wing. Jackie Power
moved to the right to
mark Paddy Phelan, while
Jim Roche moved to the
opposite flank of the attack.“It was a brainy idea, for
from the moment the
players settled down in their
new positions Kilkenny were
battling against a team that
hurled with new life and
elan,” wrote Green Flag.A series of Mick Mackey
raids turned the game on
its head and second-half
goals from Dick Stokes and
John Mackey gave LimerickACTION FROM THE 1940 ALL-IRELAND FINAL