Mick Burke

Mick Burke talks about his journey from growing up in Tipperary to becoming a central figure in Sligo hurling, Originally from Clonmel, he played football and hurling at school and with the local club Moyle Rovers, although when he was young there wasn't nearly as many games to be played as he would have liked. He later moved to Wicklow to learn his trade in forestry, and there he played for the county hurling team for two years. In 1965 he moved to Sligo and became involved with the Tubbercurry club. He promoted hurling and was chairman of the county board for 35 years. He trained teams, refereed games, maintained club facilities, sat on numerous committees and on the Connacht Council, and helped to organise the poc fada competition. Mick talks about his experiences over the years and describes the ups and downs involved in trying to promote hurling in an area where there is little appetite for it amongst the broad population.