Dunderry GAA END OF YEAR REPORT.

As far as I  know we are out of all competition ,with the possible exception of the Junior footballers ,who I  only saw twice.They are a tasty team.
We were beat in the final of the Intermediate Hurling,the quarter final of the Intermediate Football,the quarter final of the Junior Hurling and the Camogie had to endure a playoff to stay Senior.
Like the players I  am disappointed but I  suppose there are many Clubs with a far bigger population base who, even fielding combination teams, are much worse off.
It is only in my dotage that I  have come to realize that certain Clubs with far bigger population bases actually despise our ability to be so competitive and certain members of those Clubs  actually go to games  in the hope that we are beaten.
I am way behind in reportage on past games  but Janey Mack I  hope to put a halt to the gallop of some of these mouthpieces in Reports to come.
Before getting to those Reports I  recently experienced a view point I  had not considered before.
The Intermediate Hurling Final was played in a downpour.We lost it tamely enough,although in fairness two of our better players were badly injured early on.Jamie had his thumb broken in 5 places at the throw in  and O Shea had his shoulder dislocated.
Such is life without a wife or even with one.
Drink was drunk and tears were shed.
I was ensconced in the disabled stand at Parc Tailteann during the Hurling Final.And depressed at the end of the first half.
When who  came in only a true blue friend some of whose people played with our Club years ago.The same man is usually no great fan of sports and resides outside the Parish but ates his Sunday dinner for sure and maybe his every day dinner here with his sister who herself beautifies the Dunderry Church florally all of the time.
Remember it was pissing rain ,he hadn't seen the first half and we actually won the second half I  think.
I  was sitting next to the sister and mother of Masterson the Referee ,who is one of the best in the County and his sister and mother are the finest .
Our friend had a very unique view point on our lads."Well fair dues to them ,they turn up in the pissing rain and all weathers for training and matches and give their all for the games all of the time,as do their mentors and club officials".
"They are great lads entirely ,win lose or draw."
And so say all of us.