First Half: “Anything you can do I can do better. I can do anything better than you. No you can’t; yes I CAN”
Sing along everyone. It’s from the musical High Society. Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly…and the Montague Sisters. [No, not the Andrews Sisters]. Of the 1-9 we scored to the opposition’s 2-2 Catherine Mullan bagged 1-4. Say no more of her performance except she got two more later. But it was Orla [ sing it loud ,sing it long],yes ORLA Montague who put over two expertly-well hit points followed by that metronome – like left of her younger sibling, Aoife, which stood out. Wait for Caitriona to come through to make it a trio.
Second Half: “The day of the Tiger” [Look, I know it should be the “EYE of the Tiger” but come with on this one, Gentle Reader].
The definition of a farmer might be one who is outstanding in his own field; well that applies also to Helen Keenan at full back. She dealt with anyone and anything in her path. “Brilliant,” said one onlooker; “masterful,” said another. The Keenan family and loquacious in the extreme “She’s a real tiger”, shouted another. And so she was. Despite five points against and a lot of pressure – some subtle changes and a lot of resilience we won by five points this time. Donna Feehan even decided to put the ball low and hard between the posts at one stage instead of against them.
A well deserved victory. Think [the musical] Gigi. Maurice Chevalier singing:
“Thank Heavens for…winning…girls.”
St Brigid’s 2-12 Creggan 2-7.
