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Michael Murphy on how an entire parish drove Glenswilly to glory

written by Chris McNulty October 18, 2016
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MICHAEL MURPHY SAID the power of the parish helped Glenswilly to overcome Kilcar in Sunday’s Donegal SFC final.

Murphy hit 1-5, including a lethal goal after just 10 minutes, as Glenswilly toppled pre-match favourites Kilcar 1-10 to 0-12.

Picture caption: Glenswilly’s Michael Murphy during Sunday’s county final against Kilcar. Picture by Geraldine Diver.

Murphy was Man of the Match for the third time in a winning county final for his club and leapt into the arms of his father, Mick, at the final whistle. It was pretty evident just how much this meant to the Donegal star.

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“This is just an unbelievable group of lads,” Murphy told Donegal Sport Hub.

“The power of people coming together is absolutely phenomenal. Over the last couple of months, everybody at a low ebb put the shoulder to the wheel.

“I know that’s very cliched, but when an area and a group do that for a reason it can be very powerful.”

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A few weeks ago, Murphy’s season looked over when he suffered what seemed a serious injury in a League game against St Michael’s, but he was soon back in action.

Alongside that of Neil Gallagher, Murphy’s return saw Glenswilly hit form at just the right time.

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On the final, he said: “We weren’t given an iota of a chance. We wanted to go in and empty ourselves into the game and see where that took us. We rode the luck after a decent chance and got the win in the end.”

Listen to the interview below …

https://soundcloud.com/donegalsporthub-club-notes/michael-murphy-after-glenswilly-win-dr-maguire

Michael Murphy on how an entire parish drove Glenswilly to glory was last modified: October 18th, 2016 by Chris McNulty
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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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