If you’re familiar with the hurling scene in Offaly, then the name of Tullamore man Brendan ‘Benny’ Dagg will probably ring a bell.
Brendan hasn’t been around the last few years having emigrated to the US, but his grá for the small ball game hasn’t diminished and he has helped set up a hurling club in Charleston, South Carolina.
Brendan doesn’t appear to have lost his touch either as footage from a recent game shows him pull off a quite remarkable piece of improvisation and quick-thinking.
Brendan was bursting out of defence when he dropped his hurley but without having to break stride, he chipped the hurley back into his hand, took a return pass from a teammate and fired the ball over the bar.
The reaction of the cameraman says it all.
https://youtu.be/cgdw4auacZk
Skill like that belongs in Croke Park, but it’s great to see it on show in South Carolina too.
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