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Mon 06 Jun 2007Mighty ending to four-hour epicGAELIC GAMES:That's all, folks. Even epics have endings and yesterday at the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick, driven by a desire which at times was ferocious enough to be frightening, finally slew Tipperary and rode off after many years of wandering to the high chaparral. A Munster final awaits. If the final reels of this blockbuster lacked the quality of what went before, well at least the drama was still there.Time now for everyone to move on? Well not just yet. On their home turf a huge portion of the 30,608 attendance danced and sang long after the final whistle yesterday. In some counties All-Irelands have been greeted with less fervour.