Hugh Farrelly isn't a fan of the 'grandmother rule' in international rugby, and tells us as much in The Irish Independent.
"Grandad Farrelly was from Clare. He was born in Tulla in 1904 and we buried him there in 1989 after driving all the way down from the Dublin funeral mass with a Garda escort.
"Those motorcycle outriders were provided because Sean had been a Chief Superintendent and he always exuded that air of stern authority conducive to progress in the force. Outside work, his main passions were golf (he played off a three handicap), Bunny Carr's Quicksilver, and Boyne Valley Honey drizzled on to Flora-covered white bread.
"In short -- aside from shared DNA -- we had nothing in common, least of all a handed-down affiliation to Clare."
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