Yes, the three young brothers said, confident Waterford were going to win. "Beidh an bua ag Port Láirge," they said, jumping with the excitement of attending the hurling semi-final between their county and Kilkenny.
Pax Ó Faoláin (7) and his two younger brothers, Cárthach (6) and Macdara (4), were in jubilant mood. Their grandfather, Seán Looby, and their parents, Gráinne Ní Lúbaigh and Dónal Ó Faoláin, were very happy to be up for the match.
Mary Butler from Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary, was there too with her daughter, Mary, who married her namesake, Davy Butler. The three had travelled together from Alphonsus Road in Waterford city. "We have a very good chance," said Davy, smiling broadly.
The rain could not dampen our spirits as the supporters headed in for the historic match. The 36 members of the Garda Band got ready to march on to the pitch, playing Explocíon by Robert Rodriguez.
Was that a flicker of excitement on the face of Jim Bannon, one of the head stewards, who has worked as a volunteer in Croke Park since 1964? "That's being mild about it," said the steward who originally hails from Modeligo, Co Waterford.
P.J. Ryan, chairman of the GAA Waterford County Board, looked relaxed standing at the tunnel exit leading to the pitch.
Tom Keith, manager of the Dungarvan Town Council Sports Centre, said he felt "confident and nervous . . . The fire in their bellies will hopefully be enough to see them through," he said.
In the end, Waterford lost. Around us, Kilkenny supporters cheered. "We are absolutely thrilled," said Olivia Reid and her fiancé, Declan Dunne.
Beside them, Sylvester Ó Muirithe, a publican from Ring, Co Waterford, sat with two of his sons, Neill Ó Muirithe and Emmet Ó Muirithe. How did they feel? "Croí-bhriste," said their father, hardly able to answer with the disappointment.