Once upon a time we could have laughed this fixture off and run sweeps on the number of goals we would rattle past a goalie in a sou' wester and an Aran knit sweater.
The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, all kitted out in Aran sweaters knitted by Mrs Clancy, triumphantly rode the wave of a folk revival that was turning Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie into stars.