'The Suir in olden times carried goods and fed the people through the fish it provided and the rich arable land in its hinterland stretching across Tipperary. Stories reach back the centuries here. This land is distinctive from others. It is the cradle of Tipperary hurling. It is where Paddy Leahy grew up. He hadn't just an interest in hurling ... he absorbed the game. It was the butter of life and the language of the crossroads since the time of the horse and cart.'
