22. You count The Polo Grounds as a pilgrimage destination
See more pics at21. In fact, you’d have happily paid over $4 for a ticket
Credit:20. And, this was the only video you were allowed watch until your sixth birthday
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19. You know for a fact that there’s only one Andy Murray
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18. And you’ve never heard of ‘the other Stephen King’
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17. You know Cavan have won 5 All Irelands. But more importantly, you know that Monaghan have none
No male All Irelands anyway.
Monaghan? Hiss, booooo! ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy
16. You read that in The Celt
Along with other important stuff.
Credit: Alan O’Mara on Twitter
15. Still, you’ve happily called Clones home
Even though it’s the only place you’ve ever contracted sunburn
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14. On Saturdays, you find yourself wondering “how many points did Cillian Sheridan get for Kilmarnock today?”
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13. While we’re on the subject of ‘The Saw-ker’, what ever happened to Terry Dixon?
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12. You adhere to the (un)official boycott of Co. Kildare
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11. No question, Ireland’s greatest ever track athlete is Catherina McKiernan
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10. Didn’t she win the London Marathon and everything!
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9. She ran past you one Sunday. You stayed with her no bother, but then let her on…
Can’t remember if you’re on the left or the right. ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy
8. Of course, Cavan is a hot-bed of international success
How many world handball titles is it now, Paul? ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne
7. You don’t have to be from Cavan to know Federer v Nadal has nothing on Paul Brady’s rivalry with Luis Moreno
But it helps.
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6. John Joe Nevin, he’s practically from Cavan too
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Having said that..
5. The only thing you’ve ever needed a hurl for is baitin’ cattle into field.
©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
4. Your holiday plans are revealed when you hear the Qualifier draw on Northern Sound
Road trippin’ with Northern Sound.
3. If you’re going further afield, your flights are booked for July because The Championship will be over by then
©INPHO/Andrew Paton
2. At some stage you’ve vowed to name your first-born, ‘Gallant John Joe’
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1. ’97: What. A. Year.
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