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Those words were a regular part of Mícheál Ó Hehir’s radio commentary on hurling matches in the 1940s and 1950s when Galway were playing. The hand he was talking about belonged to Sean Duggan, who was arguably the greatest goalkeeper ever in the history of the game.

SWIMMING IN Blackrock is a Galway tradition. No matter what time of year, no matter how cold (and it can be very cold), no matter the tide, no matter how rough the sea, it is something some of us must do.