Limerick supporters during the Limerick All-Ireland Hurling Winning team homecoming at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, August 20, 2018. Photo: Diarmuid Greene / Sportsfile. When Declan Hannon climbed the steps of the Hogan Stand in August 2018 and lifted the McCarthy Cup, the significance of what Limerick had achieved was immediately understood. Forty-five years of hurt had finally come to an end. A generation of supporters who had grown up knowing only disappointment could finally call themselves All-Ireland champions.…
