Jonny Carlin and Wicklow have been crowned Tailteann Cup champions after they produced a stunning comeback to defeat Down by 1-21 to 2-16 in Croke Park today.
Things didn’t go well in the first half for Wicklow and they were 2-10 to 0-4 down at half-time with Pat Havern and John McGeough netting the majors for the Mourne county.
However, the Garden county fought back well in their semi-final win over Offaly and they did the same again in Croke Park in the decider.
They gradually clawed back their deficit and Dean Healy scored a goal for Wicklow.
The sides were level after 63 minutes when Wicklow had Tom Moran black-carded.
Eoin Darcy then pushed Oisin McConville’s Wicklow in front with a free.
Down missed a series of chances before Kevin Quinn fired over the insurance point.
Red Hughs man Carlin – who was part of the Donegal senior panel last year – put in a huge shift for Wicklow.