Shane Kingston insists history isn't weighing heavily on the Cork hurlers as they gear up for their Munster championship clash with Limerick.
The Rebels have now equalled their longest drought without winning an All-Ireland, which was between 1903 and 1919.
However Kingston says history doesn't count to a Cork side that has its own targets to achieve and, for the most part, wasn't around for much of the last decade, when the county failed to lift the Liam MacCarthy Cup.
"We weren't around then so, look, the stuff that has happened since then we couldn't control, only the last few years," said the 23-year-old marksman.
"I suppose every year you go into, you're looking to win an All-Ireland more so than a Munster title.
"Obviously, if you can pick up a Munster title along the way you're very happy to do so but stuff that happened 15, 20 years is irrelevant so we're not too concerned about it."
Cork's performances against Limerick, the sport's dominant side over the past three years, have actually been good in that period and the contests between the provincial rivals have been close affairs.
"There's not much between the top six or seven teams in hurling anyway," Kingston reflected.
"Previously, over the last few years our games against Limerick have been fairly competitive so we're only looking to progress over the next few days and get things right going into the Limerick game and hopefully put in a performance against them.
"Looking back on the league, we were happy enough with it.
"We started off very well in the first two or three games. Obviously, we dipped in the Limerick and Galway games and didn't perform as well as we could have or should have.
"The league is about building a bit of momentum, trying to find form and take a look at some of the younger fellas and I think evidently that worked out well for us."
Asked about the clear rise in scoring in recent years, Kingston said that Cork's emphasis is on scoring more goals now.
"Over the last few years, we would be having score-offs with teams, just point after point," he said.
"Obviously, we got a few goals this year so it was something different so it was great to see.
"Previously, we probably would have just taken the handy point.
"We were lucky enough to get a few goals early enough in the league so it probably built a bit of confidence in the squad that if we take it on we can probably get a goal out of it rather than take the handy point.
"At the end of the day, you probably need goals to win games so that's what we're looking for."
