 On 24 October 1926 he lined out in his first All-Ireland decider, with Cork providing the opposition.At a snow-covered Croke Park, the first half was even enough with Cork holding an interval lead of one point, however, Kilkenny slumped in the second half, going down to a 4-6 to 2-0 defeat.After tamely surrendering their Leinster crown to Dublin the following year, both sides met again in the provincial decider in 1929.