Shamrock Rovers striker Rory Gaffney was delighted to emulate fellow Galwegian Johnny Glynn in being the match-winner in an FAI Cup final.
Gaffney's two second half goals finally broke Cork City's resistance as Stephen Bradley's side secured the Hoops' first double since 1987.
Four years after that, it was Glynn who famously scored the winner for Galway United as they beat Shamrock Rovers 1-0 at Lansdowne Road.
While other Galway-born players have won Cups in the interim - Stephen O'Donnell and Daryl Horgan with Dundalk to name two - it was Glynn's winning goal that popped into Gaffney's head, the Galway United great having been his first manager at Mervue United.
"From Galway, there's not too many FAI Cup winners, the last one I can think of was Johnny Glynn who scored the goal in 1991," Gaffney told RTÉ Radio 1.
"He was here tonight. He was my first ever manager in the League of Ireland, probably going back to 2008, 2009.
"Without him and people like him, I wouldn't be here. So, it was great to have him here today. I can say that I've scored the winner in a cup final too."
Gaffney had the ball in the net three times in the second half though was clearly offside on the first occasion after turning Dan Cleary's header into the net from close range.
There was nothing wrong with either of the others, the first a poacher's goal after Danny Grant's steered a deep cross into the six-yard box, the second very cleverly taken as he slotted the ball through Conor Brann's legs from a very tight angle.
"(The first one), I didn't really catch it cleanly to be honest, but they're probably the ones that go in.
"Second one, definitely caught that one cleanly anyway. I was looking for Graham Burke. There was no sign of him, and I suppose I was running out of room and there was only one place I could put it and I thought, in between the goalie's legs, and it's come off for me."
Gaffney joined Shamrock Rovers from Salford City shortly after the Hoops' last FAI Cup win in 2019, just before the dawn of their latest golden age in the league. The Tuam-born striker has since racked up five Premier Divsion medals in six seasons, including a Player of the Year award in 2022.
"I think they were saying that about this group of players. The only thing we haven't done is a double, so we've done that now. We've ticked that off the bucket list, so I don't know what's left for us to do other than do it all over again next year."
Gaffney, now 36, is keen to remain at the club, though he acknowledges that nothing is signed yet.
"I'd obviously like to keep going for as long as I'm able to make an impact. We'll review it at the end of the season, see how things are."
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