With the untimely demise of Gordon D'Arcy's imperial fuzz, Paul Galvin has triumphantly surged to number one in my favourite beards in Irish sports rankings but unfortunately there are some drawbacks to having such glorious face decoration.
Beard oil so good it changes your beard AND your nationality. They asked at boarding if i was Iraqi @DrKSoapCompany???????? pic.twitter.com/xQfFaWy5Wz
— paul galvin (@pgal10) April 10, 2014
Galvin told us it wasn't the first time his nationality has been brought into question when passing through an airport. On that note here are ten photos of the Kerry legend back when he didn't look Iraqi in the slightest.