The picture may look simply like two young boys posing happily for a picture with Donegal’s legendary All-Ireland captain Anthony Molloy.
But on closer inspection it tells the story of two generations of GAA player – both in search of Sam Maguire.
That’s because the little boy with the cheeky smile on the left is a certain Michael Murphy.
Now just four days from leading his team into only their second ever All-Ireland final, the young Glenswilly lad looks no more than eight years old.
And yet locals in The Glen say the young boy with the stocky shoulders was already eating, drinking and sleeping football.
Molloy, McHugh, Boyle, Gavigan, Walsh, Reid and the likes were already his heroes.
In his 23 years he has dreamt of one day lifting the GAA’s most famous piece of silverware high above his head.
And now this Sunday he has the opportunity to emulate those names already etched in the history books.
All of Donegal awaits…….
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