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Paddy and Nora Stakelum brought ten children into the world at their farm in Ballinahow in the parish of Ballycahill in the heart of Tipperary - hurling country.
The ancient game is a way of life in that little hamlet nestled between the historic village of Ballycahill, the townland of Killinan, and the main road from the birthplace of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Thurles, to the North Tipperary capital of Nenagh.
Within five miles of their home, eleven All-Ireland senior hurling winning captains have hailed, including their son Pat, who led the Premier County to victory in 1949. Remarkably, their son was to be followed by their grandson Bobby Ryan, and their great-grandson Declan Hannon as All-Ireland winning senior hurling captains, with all three manning the number six jersey in their triumphant years.
It was Pat Stakelum who started it all off. Regarded as one of the finest ever centre backs the game has seen, this is the story, as told through his eyes and with the contributions of those who knew him best, of the Holycross-Ballycahill and Tipperary legend who helped to found Dúrlas Óg, one of the most successful juvenile GAA clubs in the country.
