on the Munster men. Paddy Scanlan was the goalkeeper from Ahane,(Paddy Healy was the Limerick Minor goalkepper that day, when the double was achieved) he obtained two gold medals. Early in the second half all was not going well as Limerick trailed by 1–6 to 1–2. Mick Mackey worked his magic again when he was moved to centre-forward. ‘The Cats’ only managed another point while Limerick scored two more goals. A 3–7 to 1–7 score line gave Limerick the victory and a third All-Ireland title inside seven seasons. The victory brought an end to the era of the greatest Limerick team of all-time, as it would be 1973 before Limerick won the championship again. 1941 to 1944 – Cork’s four-in-a-row Although not regarded as the greatest team of all-time, the Cork team of the 1940s has a unique record that proved elusive to all other "great" teams that came before. In winning four consecutive All-Ireland titles Cork set a benchmark in the championship that set them apart as hurling royalty. The four-in-a-row story began in 1941 with a bizarre twist to the championship. An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in some parts of Munster and south Leinster forced Tipperary and Kilkenny to withdraw from the championship. Because of this only Cork and Limerick participated in the Munster championship. Cork had hammered Limerick in the Munster semi-final and were nominated to be Munster's representatives in the All-Ireland final against Dublin. The game turned into a rout as Cork won the handiest championship ever by 5–11 to 0–6. The delayed Munster final took place in October with Tipperary beating Cork. For the first time ever a team were All-Ireland champions but were provincial runners-up. The Cork-Dublin rematch took place in the 1942 All-Ireland final. This time the game was a lost closer with Cork only leading by 1–17 to 2–1 at half-time courtesy of a Johnny Quirke goal. Derry Beckett got a second for Cork just before the final whistle as Dublin missed several goal chances. The full-time score read Cork 2-14, Dublin 3–4. In 1943 Cork again took the hurling world by storm and booked their place in a third consecutive All-Ireland final. History was made on that day as for the first time ever a team from Ulster provided the opposition. Antrim came to Croke Park with high expectations after defeating both Galway and Kilkenny on their way to the final.