Limerick GAA to honour 1973 All-Ireland winning team with series of events

LIMERICK'S 1973 All-Ireland hurling winning team are will be honoured over the coming with a serious of events organised by Limerick GAA.

A replica jersey resembling the one worn by the team will be unveiled in the coming weeks. The jersey will contain the name of the panelists of the 1973 panel and will be distributed by O'Neills.

The 1973 panel will also be introduced to the crowd at the TUS Gaelic Grounds before the Limerick e Cork Munster Senior Hurling Championship game on May 28. They will be honoured at a special luncheon earlier that day.

An historical summary which will contain detailed research on the journey towards success in 1973, will also be unveiled later this year. Written by James Lundon, with support from Cuimhnigh Ar Luimnigh colleagues Liam O Brien and Niall Deegan.

This exclusive book will also be a collectors item and will contain numerous stories and information about the year, with some newly discovered detail, history and anecdotes previously untold. Work on the book is already underway with an expected publication date in Autumn of this year. 

Also in Autumn, the Limerick Museum on Henry Street, under the direction of Dr Matthew Potter plan to curate an exhibition of 1973 memorabilia at a location to be confirmed at a later date.