The Joe Ward Cup is probably the best known of Louth sport trophies. As is well known, it goes to the winners of the county’s most prestigious GAA competi.
Hill Street Views: The hidden histories of Dundalk
Opinion, views and commentary from former Democrat editor David Lynch
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I’ve viewed it from a speeding car, hurtling past at about 120km/hr for the best part of 20 years or more.
Always there to the right-hand side when you drive down the motorway onramp and steer the car in the general direction of Dublin.
It sits obvious in the field – prominent, grey, ruined, proud. There’s a rather unsightly-looking crack running from top to bottom; almost cleaving the tower structure in two.
When your life is limited to a 5km radius you start to see familiar things a little differently; see them with fresh eyes again. It helps that the mind is more idle these days; looking for anything new within a limited vista.