Limerick, Wexford, Kilkenny and Tipperary travelled far from home last weekend to compete for a trophy at the home of the
New York Mets
What could have possibly lured Marie Welsh and two friends from southern
Ireland to a freezing cold stadium in Queens, New York, on a Saturday afternoon in Novemberto lunch on $7.25 Nathan’s hot dogs slathered in red onion sauce?
“And it’s a long way to Tipperary,” Marie said deadpan.