35 years is a long time. And 1991 was a pretty unique year.
In the January, Operation Desert-storm began in Iraq, the Birmingham Six were freed in March and South Africa saw Apartheid end in June, while Bryan Adams topped the chats with 'Everything I Do'.
But most importantly to the people of O'Donovan Rossa GAC, 1991 was the year when they asserted dominance over the Antrim Senior Football scene and clinched a huge victory over their nearest and dearest rivals St Paul's to lift the championship crown for the 16th time in their history.
Since that title however, Rossa, despite sitting third in the all-time honours list, were left behind by the rest of the clubs who sat at the top table in Belfast GAA and it's been no picnic watching St John's, St Paul's and Lámh Dhearg win titles in the years that followed before St Gall's went on to dominate the county championship for the best part of two decades after the turn of the millennium.
Rossa were never in the conversation for the best part of 35 years in Antrim football, failing to reach a final since that fated day in 1991.
When the draw for the 2026 knockout stages were made and Rossa were next out of the hat to face the men from Portglenone, it looked like another barren year.
Speaking with Belfast Media and the WeAreAntrim podcast, Rossa Senior Football selector Kenny McPartland mentioned the magic that has been discovered in the recent championship bouts.
"We have some big characters in our team," said Kenny. "Sometimes before we even get a word in during our half-time debrief you'll have some big leaders in the dressing room talking and addressing the team, gathering their own thoughts before we try and break anything down.
"From back to front we have strong leadership whether it's the likes of Mick Byrne, the captain Gavin (McGrath), Niall Crossen in the backline then going into the forward line whether it's Domo (Dominic McEnhill), Colm Fleming or Stephen Beatty there is real leaders there and lads who will fight for everything in that jersey.
"Their experience and their leadership is huge for us as a team, and now it's being complemented by some of the younger talents in the squad which makes life a lot easier for the management squad."
As it unfolded, Rossa managed to find themselves with heavy deficits of five in both the quarter-final and semi-final of this season's championship.
A late half scoring spree against the men from Toome managed to completely flip the script during the semi-final and Dominic McEnhill's net-busting effort on the stroke of the half completely changed the complexion of the second-half.
"In both the Cargin and Portglenone games, we were behind and then some," said Kenny.
"Just before the half in the semi-final we managed a good end to a bad half and hit 1-4 in the final few minutes, and from then out we felt like we were beginning to turn the tide, Domo's (McEnhill) goal was huge and it changed the game, and in some ways half-time came a little bit early for us.
"Our message was mainly focussed on cutting out the silly mistakes and getting a stranglehold on the game."
When the momentum finally flipped at Corrigan Park there looked to be no going back for Rossa and then the ball fell into the path of Thomas Morgan and the gaps in the Cargin back line appeared. That feeling of anticipation began to build as the Rossa forward drove at the heart of the defence before lining up the perfect effort to find the net and give his side the lead in added time.
Corrigan Park seems to be a place where Rossa have thrived in recent weeks, and it would be uncanny if they emulated their big rivals St John's and their end to hurling pain just 12 months ago.
Similarly, both sides managed to overcome the odds in just reaching the final, and to go one further both sides conveniently lost group stage games to Dunloy before managing to watch their group rivals downed in the semi-finals.
Ending 35 years of hurt and re-establishing Rossa at the top table in Antrim football would be nothing short of fairy-tale stuff.
"It would honestly mean everything to anyone connected with the club," Kenny stated.
"We are a very big family club, and 35 years is far too long a time for a club of our tradition to be waiting to win a football championship if I'm being honest.
"To put it into context, I was only two-years-old myself when Rossa last lifted a title in football. Apart from Sean and Jimmy on the management, we've really been left to feed on the stories and folklore of teams gone past at Rossa.
"You hear about the great teams with the Armstrongs, Carabines, Closes and the Hamills, and so many other great families as part of that lineage and men who have been set in stone as legends of our club.
"But for this group, those are just stories.
"This group of players now have a chance to write their own history and rather than talk about the achievements of previous generations they now have the opportunity to create these memories with lads they've learned and grown up with their whole lives."
Sunday's final is already filled with story lines. Will it be Rossa's first in 35 years, or can the South Belfast men St Brigid's earn their first ever title in Antrim.
Corrigan Park will be buzzing with excitement, an All-Belfast final for the first time since 2017.
History beckons and whether it is Rossa or St Brigid's, no doubt it will be a spectacle.
