Legendary Gaelic games commentator Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh died this week at the age of 93.
For years, the Kerry legend was known as the voice of Gaelic games and is often remembered for his iconic lines on the sidelines with RTÉ.
There will never be another Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, and to honour his work, here are some of his best lines from his long broadcasting career.
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh's best quotes
"Pat Fox has it on his hurl and is motoring well now... but here comes Joe Rabbitte hot on his tail... I've seen it all now, a Rabbitte chasing a Fox around Croke Park!"
"I saw a few Sligo people at Mass in Gardiner Street this morning, and the omens seem to be good for them, the priest was wearing the same colours as the Sligo jersey! Forty yards out on the Hogan Stand side of the field, Ciarán Whelan goes on a rampage... it's a goal! So much for religion."
"Anthony Lynch, the Cork cornerback, will be the last person to let you down -- his people are undertakers."
"1-5 to 0-8. Well, from Lapland to the Antarctic, that's level scores in any man's language."
"Teddy McCarthy to John McCarthy, no relation. John McCarthy to Teddy McCarthy, still no relation."
"Dublin have scored two points, one from the hand and one from the land."
"Setanta Ó hAilpín...the original Setanta from the old Gaelic stories was 10 foot tall, had 10 fingers on each hand and 10 toes on each foot, but even he couldn't be playing better hurling than his namesake today."
"I see John O'Donnell dispensing water on the sideline. Tipperary, sponsored by a water company. Cork, sponsored by a tae company. I wonder will they meet later for afternoon tae."
"Pat Fox out to the 40 and grabs the sliotar, I bought a dog from his father last week. Fox turns and sprints for goal. The dog ran a great race last Tuesday in Limerick. Fox to the 21, fires a shot, it goes to the left and wide... and the dog lost as well."
"Colin Corkery, on the 45, lets go with the right boot. It's over the bar. This man shouldn't be playing football. He's made an almost Lazarus-like recovery from a heart condition. Lazarus was a great man, but he couldn't kick points like Colin Corkery."
Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh was a true legend, It is almost twenty years since myself and @mosweeney1 had the utter privilege of spending a Summer in his presence while making a documentary about his life. He truly was "The Sound Of Sunday". Codladh sámh, a chara. pic.twitter.com/C2Hoe4jKmw
— Cormac Hargaden (@CormacHargaden) June 25, 2024
"The stopwatch has stopped. It’s up to God and the referee now. The referee is Pat Horan. God is God."
"...and Brian Dooher is down injured. And while he is, I’ll tell ye a little story: I was in Times Square in New York last week, and I was missing the Championship back home. So I approached a newsstand and I said, 'I suppose ye wouldn’t have The Kerryman, would ye?' To which, the Egyptian behind the counter turned to me and he said, 'Do you want the North Kerry edition, or the South Kerry edition?' He had both – so I bought both. And Dooher is back on his feet…"
"Mike Houlihan for Limerick. Houlihan, the cattle jobber. He had his jaw broken by a kick from a bullock two months ago. He’s back now. ‘Twas some bullock that broke Mike Houlihan’s jaw!"
"Danny ‘The Yank’ Culloty: he came down from the mountains and hasn’t he done well."
"He kicks the ball lán san aer. Could’ve been a goal, could’ve been a point… it went wide."
"I see John O’Donnell dispensing water on the sideline. Tipperary, sponsored by a water company. Cork, sponsored by a tae company. I wonder will they meet later for afternoon tae."
"In the first half they played with the wind. In the second half they played with the ball."
"He grabs the sliothar, he’s on the 50! He’s on the 40! He’s on the 30… he’s on the ground!"
"Stephen Byrne with the puck out for Offaly. Stephen, one of 12. All but one are here today, the one that’s missing is Mary, she’s at home minding the house. And the ball is dropping i lár na bpáirce…"
"Teddy looks at the ball, the ball looks at Teddy…"
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