Team news: Limerick minors call up son of Treaty legend

June 01, 2018

14-year-old Patrickswell fan Patrick Kirby has a puck around before the 2016 Munster club SHC semi-final clash against Glen Rovers at the Gaelic Grounds.
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Limerick have called up Patrick Kirby for tomorrow's Munster MHC tie with Cork at Pairc Ui Chaoimh.

The Patrickswell youngster, whose father Gary won four All-Stars with the Treaty County, partners Barry O'Connor in midfield.

O'Connor is a son of another former inter-county player, Ollie, while Diarmuid Hegarty's dad Fergal also lined out with Limerick during the 1980's and 90's.

Limerick (Munster MHC v Cork): Bryan Heavey; Padraig Harnett, Ben Herlihy, Michael Keane; Eoin O'Mahony, Emmet McEvoy, Jack Nicholas; Patrick Kirby, Barry O'Connor; Cathal O'Neill, Cormac Ryan, Diarmuid Hegarty; Colin Coughlan, Bob Purcell, Bryan Nix.

Subs: James Mason, Micheal Martin, David Riordan, David Hickey, Cian Casey, Andrew Shanahan, Dean Kennedy, Danny O'Leary, Kyran O'Donnell.

Extended panel: James Conheady, Patrick Byrne, Seamus Hurley, Jimmy Quilty, Conor O'Neill, Frankie Herr, Brian Daly, Killian Real, Cian Enright, Gearoid Lynch.

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