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Therese Carroll, Darragh Blennerhassett and Catherine Leen in Killarney for the Kerry v Kildare game on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
IN fairness to the Kerry supporters, they turned up in their droves to cheer on the team against Kildare in Killarney on Saturday evening.
The official attendance was just shy of 18,000, but around 17,000 of those were surely from Kerry. Killarney was buzzing as it always is on a big match day and the pubs did a roaring trade.
The Kerry team didn’t give the crowd much to cheer in the first half — except for a David Clifford penalty — but they found their voice in the second period as Kerry came back to win easily over the Lilywhites.
However, with 10 minutes to go, the news from Salthill made it apparent the Kerry were out and many fans made for the exits to beat the traffic home.
A disappointing day in many respects, but with the young talent we have, surely a Kerry captain will be climbing the steps of the Hogan Stand very soon to collect Sam. We were out in Killarney snapping the green and gold fans. Scroll down for photos…
Kerins O’Rahillys men Ray Walsh, Pa O’Sullivan, Paul O’Sullivan and Shane Ronan with a couple of Lilywhites Cian and Sean O’Sullivan in Killarney for the Kerry v Kildare game on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
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A group from Tralee and Blennerville in Killarney for the Kerry v Kildare game on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Elaine Burrows Dillane, Jean Gilger and Henry Burrows in Killarney for the Kerry v Kildare game on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
A group from Tralee in Killarney for the Kerry v Kildare game on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Jennifer Crowley, Tomás Crowley and Michael Crowley in Killarney for the Kerry v Kildare game on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Killarney natives Gillian Spillane and Amy Cooper in town for the Kerry v Kildare game on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Strand Road men Mike Griffin and Ger Moran in Killarney for the Kerry v Kildare game on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Francis Maunsell, Morrigan Maunsell and Maggie Stack in Killarney for the Kerry v Kildare game on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Sean, Eimear and Frank Shine, Moyvane, in Killarney for the Kerry v Kildare game on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Tralee men Dave Leahy, Pat Clifford, Aidan Kelliher, Eoin Kelliher, Niall Roche,Martin Dennehy and Robert O’Brien in Killarney for the Kerry v Kildare game on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Jack Rusk, Brid McElligott, Paddy Rusk, Robert Rusk, Olivia Sheehan and Harry Rusk in Killarney for the Kerry v Kildare game on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Mid-Kerry ladies Lily Foley, Ellen Sheehan, Keeley Mangan and Ciara O’Mahony in Fitzgerald Stadium for the Kerry v Kildare game on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Aine, Luke and Ciara O’Mahony in Fitzgerald Stadium for the Kerry v Kildare game on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Caroline Fahy with Jamie Fahy and Evan Diggin from Causeway in Fitzgerald Stadium for the Kerry v Kildare game on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Nicole Loughane and Gerardine Breen in Fitzgerald Stadium for the Kerry v Kildare game on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Colin O’Leary, Tralee with Denise O’Leary, Oonagh O’Keeffe and Denise O’Keeffe, Ballymac, in Fitzgerald Stadium for the Kerry v Kildare game on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
