Updated 16.25pm
ONE OF THE most decorated hurlers in the history of the game has called it a day this morning.
Tommy Walsh leaves with a shed load of hurling honours and heโs left an indelible mark on the game.
Thereโs a lot of praise coming his way from Kilkenny hurling royalty.
Henry Shefflin
Eddie Brennan
JJ Delaney
Aidan Fogarty
Richie Power
Michael Kavanagh
TJ Reid
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Those opponents who squared up to Walsh on the field have sending out messages of praise and best wishes for the Tullaroan man.
Eoin Cadogan (Cork)
Gavin OโMahony (Limerick)
Cahir Healy (Laois)
Padraic Maher (Tipperary)
Noel Connors (Waterford)
Brian Carroll (Offaly)
Wayne McNamara (Limerick)
John OโDwyer (Tipperary)
Diarmuid OโSullivan (Cork)
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And thereโs plenty Gaelic footballers who were big fans of Walsh over the years as well.
Tomรกs ร Sรฉ (Kerry)
Darran OโSullivan (Kerry)
Mark McHugh (Donegal)
Aidan OโMahony (Kerry)
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