Galway make hurling historyIt was one of the greatest upsets in the recent history of Irish sports and the man from the Irish Times summed it up when he stated, “Astonishment and history rhymed”, giving a different twist to the Seamus Heaney line about hope and history rhymingGalway, unconsidered 6-1 outsiders, defeated Kilkenny, the reigning All Ireland champions, to win their first ever Leinster hurling title on a score of Galway 2-21 Kilkenny 2-11: Now, before hundreds of you write in saying Galway is in Connacht, yes of course it is, but for purposes of hurling, Galway migrates across to Leinster as they have no opposition in ConnachtNo opposition might also be the way everyone thought of this game Since 1997, Kilkenny have lost exactly two games in Leinster Read more![]()
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Galway pull off one of Irish sport’s greatest upsets -- Invincible Kilkenny stopped in their tracks
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