“Setanta Ó hAilpín....the original Setanta from the old Gaelic stories was ten foot tall, had ten fingers on each hand and ten toes on each foot but even he couldn't be playing better hurling than his namesake here today.” HurlingIrish MythologyGaaó Hailpín Author:Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh
“Seán Óg Ó hAilpín.... his father's from Fermanagh, his mother's from Fiji, neither one of them a hurling stronghold.” HurlingGaaIománaíochtSeán óG Author:Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh