The St Senan’s man became the first man to play both championship football and hurling for the Kingdom in a generation last month

Cilliant Trant has pushed on to become a regular starter for the Kingdom this spring Photo: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Cilliant Trant has pushed on to become a regular starter for the Kingdom this spring Photo: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

There aren’t too many Kerry football stories that begin on the Ards Peninsula.

Ballycran to be precise. The Joe McDonagh Cup, to get even more specific. It was Cillian Trant’s second year on the panel, his first championship start, and right away he was laying down a marker.