It's a sign of how far Kilmoyley have gone that even their near-neighbours in north Kerry's hurling heartland are wishing them Godspeed.
Due to Covid-restrictions, the club forwent the usual parish gate collection in favour of a GoFundMe drive.
With the All-Ireland tilt in full swing, the fundraising effort was a major success and Flor McCarthy says even folk from beyond Kilmoyley's tight borders were throwing a few quid their way.
"There was money coming in from people from abroad with Kilmoyley connections. And people from neighbouring parishes as well, I'd mention Ballyduff and Ardfert. You'd be surprised at some of the names, they'd be diehards with their clubs. That's a good sign that they're wishing us well.
"If there was any Kerry team in the final - if it wasn't ourselves, we'd be wishing them the best of luck.
"It's good for Kerry hurling. It's a good sign of the club championship here as well, that teams are progressing on the big stage as well."
Two days out from an All-Ireland final appearance, the buzz in Kilmoyley is inescapable.
"I don't know where to start with the atmosphere," says McCarthy. "I try to keep off social media a small bit. But I just saw pictures of the school, boys and girls alike, from the ages of 4-12, they're all carrying hurleys to school now.
"The bunting is out around the place, the signage. It's massive. There doesn't go a day here, if you're in the shop, the church or the local pub, without someone talking about hurling. It's like it's bred into us down here. It's either the weather or hurling. That's all that's mentioned."
The Kerry hurling championship, largely built around the eight serious clubs in north Kerry (though a few from elsewhere have begun to gatecrash it), has long been revered as a ferociously competitive scene.
With their back-to-back wins in 2020 and 2021, Kilmoyley have nipped ahead of Ballyduff in all-time roll of honour, securing important bragging rights - for the time-being at least.
Now Kilmoyley have ventured into new territory. In 2016, they reached the Munster intermediate club final but fell against Waterford's Lismore - the club of the Shanahans.
In 2021, they went one better, beating Courcey Rovers to become the first Kerry club to win a Munster intermediate title. After a couple of days pause for celebrations, they decided they'd no intention of stopping there and Banagher were subsequently overcome in the All-Ireland semi-final.
"At the start of the year, the county championship is your main goal," McCarthy tells RTÉ Sport.
"That's every team's goal in Kerry. Thankfully, we won that, got over the line and then we were facing a nine-week lay-off after the county final. We got drawn against Moyne-Templetouhy.
"We kept ourselves ticking over nicely and we just said we'd go up there with no expectations. You're going up to the Tipp intermediate champions, they're going to be a very good level up there, in their home patch. We said we'd put in a performance there and see how we go. That was probably our best performance all year.
"Then onto Dunhill. We just got over them, thankfully, that's usually the banana skin, the semi-final. Then we played Courcey Rovers in the final.
"The goal was just to win Munster. But I suppose you don't get too many chances to win Munster and then the All-Ireland series comes along. That's something you were probably never thinking about anytime in your career. We just got over Banagher the last day and now you're looking forward to an All-Ireland final.
"We had two days celebrating (after Munster), just the Sunday itself and then the Monday. But we were straight back out again so we couldn't do too much. Even after the Banagher game, we just went out on the Sunday night. But in fairness, the lads hunkered down and stayed quiet since then. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity so we just have to keep every fella fit. Everyone has bought into it.
"I don't think we were thinking at this time of year we'd still be playing hurling. We probably thought we were going to be starting training for this season. But to still be playing last season's games, it's massive."
A nationally known figure has guided their rise. John Meyler has been central to so many Kerry hurling success stories over the past three decades, since famously managing the county senior team to beat Waterford in the 1993 Munster championship.
In 2001, he took the reins in Kilmoyley, immediately leading them to a first Kerry SHC title in 13 years. He's managed them on and off for the guts of two decades, the club's successes usually coinciding with periods when he's involved.
"John is like one of the parish members at the moment. He's been down here for so long, he's like a permanent fixture at this stage now. Banna beach is only over the road from us and he loves going over there to unwind before training.
"He's been here since 2000/01 - he's been involved most years since then - and he's taken a few of us for underage. So, we've known him since then. And it gave him an opportunity to see who's coming up.
"That's massive for a coach because you know then who you can blood for the forthcoming year, when fellas get to the senior ranks. And the conveyer belt continues of talent coming through. If you can get one or two a year and some years you might get lucky and get three or four.
"John does create that atmosphere where if you're playing well, you're playing and if you're not, you're not.If things aren't going well, he can put a hand over your shoulder and have a chat as well."
McCarthy is one what he reckons is five Kilmoyley players involved in the Kerry set-up, the side having made an impressive start to 2022 under manager Stephen Molumphy.
This year, Kerry have drafted in three Limerick players - Paudie Ahern, Louis Dee and Niall Mulcahy - as they seek to get over the line in the Joe McDonagh Cup after successive final losses.
McCarthy doesn't detect any resentment or controversy around the transfers, citing Davy Glennon's impact with Westmeath last year.
"They're adding something to the panel. I know I read a few things where it's a short-term thing. They're very welcome in the camp.
"From what I've heard and from talking to guys, everyone is very, very happy to have them. They're willing to wear the green and gold and wear it with pride. That's the main thing. We can't have any complaints with regards that.
"Westmeath last year had Davy Glennon from Galway playing with them. He was a massive help to them. Sometimes, you need these one or two guys and they'll help massively with the squad overall."
Kerry have already caught the eye in 2022, with a shock win over Tipperary in the Munster League in Tralee and McCarthy says, while its early days, that it bodes well for the coming season.
"We were inside in Austin Stack Park, a few of us watching the game. The lads performed really, really well. If you ignore the win, what they were trying out was very good for that time of year.
"It was wintery enough conditions. Working the ball out of defence was massive. They came up against a strong Limerick team. You're playing the best in the country, and as an inter-county hurler, that's what you want.
"You want to improve. Facing those teams will stand to you at the end of the season, when you come up against the Joe McDonagh teams.
"Personally, this year, I think Kerry are going to give a great stab at it."
Flor McCarthy (Kilmoyley, Kerry), spoke ahead of one of #TheToughest showdowns of the year, which sees Kilmoyley face off against Naas of Kildare in the AIB GAA Hurling All-Ireland Junior Club Championship Final this Saturday, 5 February
