Car dealer Terence Donnelly has several outlets strategically placed in Northern Ireland. His biggest showroom is close to his home in Dungannon, Co Tyrone. Last week he dusted down an item bought at a fund-raising auction in 2008. The purchase was made during the euphoria that followed Tyrone winning their 3rd All-Ireland football championship title, the Sam Maguire Cup.  The Donnelly acquisition is the pair of boots worn in Croke Park 13 years ago by the then team captain and now joint Tyrone team manager, Brian Dooher.  The boots are small and functional. No flash yellow or purple markings.   But when Dooher put them on,…

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