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Published 15:15 18 Sept 2017 BST
Updated 15:36 18 Sept 2017 BST
Fast forward to present day and it is the same scenario, what more can Aidan and his brother do?
It's everything to Aidan and Seamus O'Shea, it's everything to the people of Mayo. An All-Ireland title would mean the world to the county and another defeat is just devastating.
And then you remember it is just a game, for as much as we all love it and how a sport that nobody outside of Ireland knows about and how 82.500 people pack into a stadium that is relatively unknown is magnificent, you know deep down it is just a few lads kicking a ball around a pitch and there's more important things in life.
Aidan O'Shea knows that, as much as he was devastated he can see the bigger picture.
There's the banquet at the end of it all and priorities set in, O'Shea is a father first and a GAA player second.
it's the biggest day of his playing career to date, it's the biggest disappointment yet again but O'Shea is just happy to celebrate being able to give his daughter such a special memory. The GAA is great but family is even better.
And for the Mayo players that will be heading back west for their homecoming with nothing but broken hearts they'll soon realise that they've given nothing but sheer enjoyment and great memories to their county and made people proud to say they're from Mayo and another great chapter of their life has been written.
They'll have their day but at the same time they'll enjoy this one even if it is not quite what they wanted.
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