As I’ve learned since, Breslin’s goal was more unusual in being allowed stand than as an incident in itself. But as I also know now, Breslin was not unique even in heading a goal at Croke Park in the 1960s. Writing from exile in Mayo, MacDonald tells me his own header happened in the 1965 All-Ireland semi-final against Kerry. “I knew I couldn’t touch it with my hand, so I nudged the ball over the line [with my head],” he recalls. By the way, in the original column, I suggested Dublin were All-Ireland champions when playing Laois in 1964.

Source: The Irish Times March 18, 2021 11:15 UTC