Twenty-five years have passed since Ballymacarbry last played in an All-Ireland final.
That game was played in Birr against Dublin's Portobello, with Michael Ryan's side winning comfortably 2.15 to 0.08.
It would prove to be the last of ten All-Ireland's won by Ballymac in that golden era of Waterford ladies' football, with seven titles coming consecutively from 1989 to 1995 - four of those wins came against Rochfortbridge from Westmeath.
While Ballymac were busy racking up club titles, the county team well similarly enjoying a fruitful period with the same management.
Six senior titles were secured by the Déíse with the lion's share of the squad being drawn from Ballymac. Monaghan were the perpetual rivals at that time with the two counties facing off four times in those ten games and Waterford winning all four.
Last year, under the guidance of Mike Guiry, Ballymac brought an end to a 22-year drought for a Munster crown. The win over the Banner added a 16th title to their roll of honour, but more importantly, it drew a line in the sand with Ballymac previously failing to win a title outside of the county in those two decades.
They backed it up in recent weeks, beating the Banner for the second straight year but made it a far more convincing result this time around.
Their biggest test this calendar year undoubtedly came within the county. The final with Comeragh Rangers was vastly different to what had come before and the old foes battled out in a nerve-wracking extra-time finish that saw Ballymac win by two points, claiming a 42nd consecutive county title.
On Sunday, the Waterford and Munster Champions are on the road to Armagh for their final four outing. They take on Clann Eireann for the first time in the history of the two clubs. Clan Eireann secured a first-ever Ulster title in recent weeks, beating Bredagh in the final.
