In Pictures: What Does It Mean To Win A County Title?

As the dust settles on three delayed 2020 county finals across Laois and Offaly we had a look back at how the teams involved celebrated.

The emotions - happiness, relief, excitement all evident on players and fans, young and old.

Absolute scenes at O’Moore Park in Portlaoise 🏆 @PortGAA

🎥 Cred: @johnnydunneLS pic.twitter.com/C3DY1TQxDd

— Point at Port (@PointatPort) August 15, 2021

There's not much that will beat walking through the parish knowing you've got a winners medal in the back pocket.

2020 Senior Hurling Champions

💙💛💙💛💙💛 pic.twitter.com/dCY5VoqWSl

— CloughBallacolla GAA (@Clough_Bcolla) August 14, 2021

Here's a look at how players and supporters of Clough/Ballacolla, Portarlington and St. Rynagh's have been congratulating their players.

The results across the three games:

Clough/Ballacolla 1-22 - 1-17 Borris/Kilcotton

Portarlington 1-15 - 0-7 Graiguecullen

St. Rynagh's 1-19 - 1-13 Kilcormac/Killoughey

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