You Never Mention The Name Of Christy Ring

When the praises of all time great hurlers you do sing
Amongst them you never mention the name of Christy Ring
A name well worthy of recall
As one of Ireland's greatest hurlers of them all

In Ireland's small ball National Game
Christy Ring's is a legendary name
So many great games he played in and played
Of the stuff of hurling legends he was made

For twenty five years one of Ireland's hurling best
Ring proved himself in many a vital test
Eight All Ireland's, eighteen Railway Cup medals and thirteen Cork County medals with The Glen
A great amongst great hurling men

Ring was a sporting legend of his time
Ireland's greatest hurler in his prime
He played for Cork for more than twenty years in time quite a span
The legendary hurling man

Christy Ring played hurling till time became his foe
And though he died in his late fifties thirty six years ago
His own sporting legend he did create
And his name lives as a hurling great.