More than 2,000 children and adults have taken part in a world record attempt for the most people at a training session in Letterkenny today.
The county is still on a high after winning the All-Ireland last weekend and today’s event at St.Eunan’s Club in Letterkenny was a huge success.
Organisers will have to wait until later this year to see if they have officially broken the world record but they are confident of doing so.
Children gathered from early morning for the attempt which saw children and adults take part in one massive hurling, football and camogie training session.
There was huge excitement when Donegal GAA stars Rory Kavanagh, Kevin Rafferty and Frank McGlynn, fresh from their Late Late Show appearance, turned up with the Sam Maguire Cup.
The players have been part of a team tour which has spent four days on a bus touring almost every town in Donegal ending in captain Michael Murphy’s parish club in Glenswilly on Thursday night.
But children still can’t get enough of their heroes.
Today they queued for more than three hours to have their picture taken with the cup and their homegrown idols.
Organiser Alma Kavanagh, of St Eunans and sister of Donegal star Rory Kavanagh, said they are keeping their fingers crossed they have broken the record.
“It was a terrific day and we’re juts hoping now we have done enough to break the record.
“It doesn’t matter what happens though because sports, the GAA and the children are the real winners.
“Hopefully we can do it again next year when the boys bring home the Sam Maguire cup once again,” she said.
* With thanks to Tony Duffy for the pictures!
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