 Kilkenny dominated the provincial series again in 1936 and O'Reilly won his sixth Leinster medal following a 4-6 to 2-5 defeat of Laois.The lure of a Kilkenny-Limerick clash brought a record crowd of over 50,000 to Croke Park for the All-Ireland decider on 6 September 1936.The first half produced a game that lived up to the previous clashes, and Limerick had a two point advantage at half-time.