Dancing at the limerick crossroads

I remember as a young boy the beginning of September we were standing at the station waiting 4 a train,
There were priests and Christian brothers there was nuns and reverends mothers there were guys and drunks and others and everyone was just the same,
Well they came from Patrickswell from Adare and Newcastle West and Croom there was buses from Broadford there were horses carts and all,
And as they stepped out on the platform they were shouting and scremimg
and as they carried Gary Kirby he was 25 feet tall.
So whats the story Ciaran Carey now Limericks really bound for glory and when at last the cup was lifted they said we brought it back for you.

Chorus
We were dancing at the crossroads in the shadow of a bonfire underneath the silver moon light we were singing until dawn,
Yeah we were dancing at the crossroads, with the poteen and the porter dancing jigs and reels and polkas until the early morn


And every banner on the main street they were hanging from the rafters as we sang Limerick you're a lady like it was going out of style
All the bingo halls were empty, all the masses finished early sure ya never saw the likes of since the time of JFK
and when we look at young Clarke through the midfield he was storming and then the Cusack stand erupted well he scored from sixty yards

Chorus repeated

Instrumental

And when I think of Noel O' Conner so many say he was a gonner but when he stood up in the Hogan i even saw a grown man cry...

Chorus
HERE WE GO
Joe Quaid Steve McDonagh Mike Nash Declan Nash Dave Clarke Ciaran Carey Mark Foley Mike Houlihan Sean O'Neill Frankie Carroll Gary Kirby Barry Foley Owen O'Neill Damien Quigley T.J. Ryan on the
All-Ireland team and the man that led the team he's name was Ciaran Carey. Padraig Tobin Brian Tobin Turlough Herbert and all the rest the greatest men of 96 will be remembered with the best-Mackey Quaid Foley tobin Murphy Sheehan Flood and the Frankie Carroll recall ya Limerick here has won it all

UP Limerick Over the Bar....Oh ya bOyos

miketyson (Limerick) - Posts: 2748 - 04/02/2009 13:05:02    197889

what in the name of jaysus is this ??????????????/

did some body go back in time and change the result........we lost it 13 years ago lets get over it

shortpuckout (Limerick) - Posts: 148 - 05/02/2009 09:51:53    198696

Shortpuckout, I thought the very same when I read it, the 94 and 96 team were no differant to the fine teams we had in the 80's, end result was the same, they failed to deliver the big one. We have had 30 odd years of good teams, giving us some great days but unfortunately the 96 team and manager will be remembered for the wrong reasons.

Clubgaa (Limerick) - Posts: 879 - 05/02/2009 10:57:27    198773

In fairness pullhard the Ballybricken jersey isn't anywhere as similar to the Wexford jersey these days. The Ballybricken one is by far better!

Limerick4liam (Limerick) - Posts: 37 - 05/02/2009 19:12:00    199454

ballybrickan.Very Average!!

theclawhammer (Wexford) - Posts: 240 - 07/02/2009 18:34:37    200873

How many times did the player that tackled Kirby get the line ????.

freetaker1 (Limerick) - Posts: 758 - 08/02/2009 00:53:58    201018

BTW theclawhammer, the entire hurling world bemoans the fact that ye won that All-Ireland, one of the worst teams to win a All-Ireland, only positive thing from that team was Liam Giffen.

freetaker1 (Limerick) - Posts: 758 - 08/02/2009 00:56:04    201019

freetaker1
County: Limerick
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201019 BTW theclawhammer, the entire hurling world bemoans the fact that ye won that All-Ireland, one of the worst teams to win a All-Ireland, only positive thing from that team was Liam Giffen.


its comments like that which fuel anger against limerick people on this site... wexford deserved it. move on like....


clawhammer... wexford: very very very average

miketyson (Limerick) - Posts: 2748 - 18/02/2009 02:38:41    210336

what about martin storey.

a legend in his own right.

wexford county council should have a bronze statue made of him.

he single handedly won them the all ireland.

oh ya boyo's

claghaun1982 (Limerick) - Posts: 90 - 18/02/2009 15:43:55    210909

theclawhammer is talking rubbish, if that wexford team was so good then how did tipp beat them handy in the 97 semi final?? limerick left two all irelands behind them in 96 & 94

premierman21 (Tipperary) - Posts: 429 - 18/02/2009 17:10:40    211075

miketyson
County: Limerick
Posts: 99

210336
freetaker1
County: Limerick
Posts: 21

201019 BTW theclawhammer, the entire hurling world bemoans the fact that ye won that All-Ireland, one of the worst teams to win a All-Ireland, only positive thing from that team was Liam Giffen.


its comments like that which fuel anger against limerick people on this site... wexford deserved it. move on like....


clawhammer... wexford: very very very average

miketyson turth hurts but i will not praise a team of hacket men. Oh dont worry ive totally moved on. So have Limerick we are building a young talented team,and wexford are stuck in divison 2 with no sponsor,i think that speak volumes. No matter what Limerick failed to do at least they can say they didnt lower themselves and tarish the game by taking players out of the game.

freetaker1 (Limerick) - Posts: 758 - 18/02/2009 19:20:47    211218

true, i totally agree

miketyson (Limerick) - Posts: 2748 - 19/02/2009 04:54:50    211515

Limerick can have no qualms about 96, not being able to change their shape to suit a 15 v 14 game after Wexford corner forward got the road. Liam Dunne is no saint but i think that 94 will live much longer in the gut than 96 as would others. Let sleeping dogs lie and all that......Limerick have a nice balance at the moment and could very well win munster, beyond that is very questionable unless somebody beats kilkenny which would mean twice in the new format.

pedrodeba (Limerick) - Posts: 9 - 24/02/2009 20:27:40    217282