The42.ie spoke to Cahir-based hurley maker, John O'Brien, aka Johnny B. John gave an insight into what makes the weapons that the Tipperary and Kilkenny teams will use in the All-Ireland final on Sunday.
My grandfather, retired GardaTom Delaney, took me to that workshop in 1972 to buy me my first hurley. I remember that day clearly, and the green oval maker’s stamp on the hurley
I'm Australian and I only understood 75% of that, but the Irish accent is the cutest accent in the world! I follow Australian Rules football here. Many similarities with Hurling. I'd love to go to a match!
Only because people buy those shite Hurls from Lidl and Aldi, copying machines and greedy fuckers killed off a lot of the craftsmen making hurls and the like