This doesn’t happen too often.
What a week it’s been for Aghada pair Will Leahy and Cian Fleming.
Last Sunday, both played a pivotal role in divisional side Imokilly’s first Cork senior triumph in 19 years.
Fleming scored a game-changing first-half goal, while Leahy was deadly from placed balls all day, as the east Cork side raised their first Seán Óg Murphy Cup since 1998.
Conquerors of Cork! Imokilly players celebrate with the cup after beating Blackrock by 4 points! #CorkGAA pic.twitter.com/oefWAG15X7
— sportsfile (@sportsfile) October 22, 2017
Imokilly is a side comprised of players from the smaller clubs of east county Cork, who come together to play in the Cork senior hurling Championship, and it’s seen as a nursery-type service for Cork hurling.
Well done especially to all the Cobh lads involved. Cian Spriggs, Adam McCarthy, Kieran Histon, Derek Barrett & Darragh Kelleher. pic.twitter.com/VCfAvEyW4T
— Cobh GAA (@OfficialCobhGAA) October 22, 2017
You have players from small clubs like St Ita’s, with Cork senior Seamus Harnedy captaining the side, players from Castlemartyr, from Fr O’Neill’s, Castlelyons, Cloyne, Cobh, Lisgoold, St Catherine’s, from Aghada and from other clubs.
The two panel members from Aghada, Fleming and Leahy, went on to make a great week an even better one on Saturday, when they completed the historic feat of winning Cork senior and intermediate hurling medals in the one year.
It has been a productive 7 days4both Cian Fleming & Will Leahy winning Senior hurling champ with @EastCorkGAA & Intermediate with @AghadaGAA
— Paudie Palmer (@PaudieP) October 28, 2017
Aghada defeated Éire Óg comfortably on a scoreline of 0-16 to 0-9 on Saturday evening in the Cork intermediate hurling final, with their two Imokilly panelists proving the difference between the two sides, scoring eight points between them and firing their parish to their first ever adult county hurling title.
It was no wonder the celebrations were so ecstatic, with parishioners young and old joining the team on the Páirc Uí Rinn surface in a victory huddle.
@AghadaGAA County Intermediate Champions 2017 pic.twitter.com/qgs0mQRd2u
— AghadaLGFA (@AghadaLGFA) October 28, 2017
That’s how a county title should be celebrated, that’s pure class.
Some going for the two lads.
