In 1979 there was the Miltown Massacre.
@Kerry_Official scored 9-21 against Clare in 1979 struggling to remember did we score 7 or more since then
— Sylvester Hennessy (@Slyone1069) August 2, 2015
It was a masterclass for a Kerry team at the very zenith of their powers on their way to four-in-a-row of All-Ireland titles.
The current men who are wearing the green and gold may not be quite at that level, yet, but to score more goals than points in the second half today as they did in their de-construction of Kildare was noting short of devastating.
Kerry’s 7-16 to 0-10 win was one of their biggest ever winning margins in Croke Par,k and was achieved as the country barely got out of first gear.
The internet was agog at the performance as football fans couldn’t believe what they were witnessing.
The day started with a big change for Kerry
Colm Cooper will start for #Kerry , instead of Kieran Donaghy#GAA
— Des Cahill (@sportsdes) August 2, 2015
At half-time Kerry led by 0-10 to 0-3
We've asked Hawkeye is Kerry-Kildare still a contest? pic.twitter.com/YOgxw0BNta
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) August 2, 2015
The writing was on the wall early on but some still hoped
https://twitter.com/fergmcfadden/status/627846530553266180
But others thought it was an XXX-rated performance
Kerry properly pulling down Kildare's pants now….
— Sean Cronin (@SeanCronin2) August 2, 2015
But when it was over it really was all over
The death has occurred of @KildareGAA, house private, donations to St Vincent De Third Division
— KC (@kcshowcork) August 2, 2015
Some were puzzled that Kildare had beaten Cork
@SportsJOEdotiepic.twitter.com/lKiSOGAdWo
— Gav Mac (@gavmac130682) August 2, 2015
Others thought their TV was broken
Just in from work,seems like RTE have made a mistake with score from Kerry / Kildare game,what is the correct score??? #ker/kil
— Pat Dunne (@dunnser3) August 2, 2015
And then the post-mortem
Looking forward to Kerry folk playing down their chances after this. "Yerra weren't the full back line looking a bit sluggish out there?"
— Eoin McDevitt (@EoinMcDevitt) August 2, 2015
Right are we starting a campaign to split Kerry in two now? Some performance there. #Barry
— AllIrishSport (@AllIrishSport) August 2, 2015
The 2 red headed kings of croke park…Ed sheeran and colm Cooper..
— eoinbradley (@skinnerlad) August 2, 2015
@okmick @TheSundayGame Sub editior somewhere wondering if they could work Snow (lily)White and seven into a headline!
— CountryWide (@RTECountryWide) August 2, 2015
Obscene level of scoring from Kerry in the second half. Football in crisis!
— Declan Bogue (@DeclanBogue) August 2, 2015
And the best summation of the entire day at Croker
Kerry hammering Kildare is like watching Katie Taylor fight your Granny. #GAA
— Eoin Ryan (@eoinryan101) August 2, 2015
