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GAA fans ‘loved seeing and hearing' the late Micheal O Muircheartaigh as he features in RTE documentary Hell for Leather

GAA documentary series 'Hell for Leather' premiered last night on RTE and featured huge GAA stars. The documentary, which can be streamed on the Advertisement 2 The GAA community has truly missed the Kerryman and his iconic commentary 2 There was delight throughout the country as Ó Muircheartaigh took to our screens again Credit: RTE ONE Fans were particularly delighted to see the great Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh who The legendary commentator shared his insight into the origins of the sport of Gaelic Football in the first episode of the documentary series. He explained what Caid was in the documentary which is believed to be the building blocks of Gaelic football. He said: "Kerry had a game of it's own going way back. This is hundreds of years ago. All you needed was a Caid, a pig's bladder. Advertisement Read more on GAA "There was no control of the numbers that would be involved. "Played on open territories. Parishes would meet in the centre, and then the game would start "It was a hard game, there was no real strict rules." Fans took to social media to praise the first episode of the documentary series. Advertisement Most read in GAA Football Exclusive One fan said: "Loved seeing and listening to Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh once more on this Hell For Leather documentary" Former Down and Kilcoo captain Darragh O'Hanlon simply put: "Hell for Leather what a show." Brendan Cummins defends time-keeping in Munster GAA hurling final between Cork and Limerick Sports journalist Daniel Hussey said: "Excellent first episode of Hell For Leather. Well worth a watch back on RTÉ Player." The documentary series took seven years to reach the screens as it began production as the natural successor to hurling series The Game in 2018. Advertisement The series was unfortunately delayed due to Covid, an All-Ireland final played during a lockdown and the consequences for sport, film-making and life in general during that time. The project was part funded by Coimisiún na Meán, the Department of Finance, the Gaelic Athletic Association and sponsors Collen. The series featured stars such as Brian Fenton, Colm Cooper, David Clifford and Cora Staunton. But fans were most excited to hear legend of the game Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh. The Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh Cup was unveiled Advertisement The Cup is to be given to the winners of the Allianz Football League Division 1 Final. It was unveiled in the build up to the Fittingly, Kerry were crowned champions and captain Gavin White was the first to lift the Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh Cup at Croke Park.