Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne half back Maitiú Ó Flatharta has revealed how Eamonn Fitzmaurice's half-time team talk was the inspiration behind the Dingle school's comeback win over St. Pat's, Maghera in Saturday's Hogan Cup final.

The Kerry supremo managed a team to All-Ireland glory at Croke Park for the first time after his Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne charges turned a 0-2 to 1-4 half-time deficit into a 1-8 to 1-6 win.

"Eamonn hammered home that this was our last 30 minutes together as a team. This would be our last time together in the dressing room," Ó Flatharta explained to the Irish Examiner.

"A few of the lads stood up and spoke about what it meant to play for Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne, to come from the Gaeltacht. We are all friends and after Eamonn's speech, by God did we drive it on in that second half.

"We couldn't cope with their tactics in the first half, but down the Hill side it seems to open up a lot. We knew that was going to happen. We had to box them up so we dropped back Caoimhghin Begley, then we started to break at pace and turned their game." Tweet

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