First, Roscommon, in Roscommon, a county and team that had infuriatingly knocked them out of the championship for four consecutive years. In the next round they edged Galway, in Galway, again by a point, after a replay. Tipp didn’t get enough credit for winning that All-Ireland, just as they got too much criticism for failing to retain it in 2017. And should they then go on then to win the All-Ireland itself, then it simply has to go down as the greatest All-Ireland ever won. Kilkenny won multiple All- Irelands under Cody, having won just four games over a summer.

Source: Irish Examiner June 18, 2019 23:03 UTC