Decided to revisit this earlier image I had done of the Wexford starting lineup of the 1996 All-Ireland final. Laid out in their positions on the field, I just kept their features to the minimum. Each player is fairly distinguishable from the next; George O'Connor and Storey are instantly recognisable with their moustaches; Rod Guiney with his red hair; Gary Laffan with his nose strip; Liam Dunne and his bushy eyebrows and so on. I had tried various diffeernt coloured backgrounds but plain white seemed to bring the images out best.

I well remember as a young boy, the beginning of september...

One of the most iconic images in the GAA was that of George O'Connor, on his last hurrah in the 96 All-Ireland Final, falling to his knees to give thanks in Croke Park.

I took a piece from the late Tom William's poem and added the shadow of a 1798 pikeman.

Went back to the George O'Connor sketch and wanted to put it in colour.

George wore a yellow helmet when he finished up but in the old days he used to wear a black one and as this image is of a younger O'Connor, I coloured it black and gave him the old Wexford jersey.