▁heart ▁from ▁Se am us ▁Mul ro oney ' s ▁brilliant ▁displays ▁with ▁Off aly ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Le in ster ▁Minor ▁Hur ling ▁Championship . ▁The ▁Le in ster ▁Final ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁T ull am ore ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁July , ▁where ▁Off aly ▁let ▁s lip ▁a ▁ 0 - 6 ▁to ▁nil ▁half ▁time ▁lead , ▁and ▁lost ▁to ▁Kil ken ny ▁by ▁ 5 - 2 ▁to ▁ 3 - 6 . ▁ ▁Junior ▁success ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁em igration ▁reached ▁a ▁st agger ing ▁rate . ▁A ▁tra ged y ▁on ▁the ▁playing ▁field ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁when ▁young ▁John ▁Do ole y ▁of ▁Cl ash roe , ▁Ros com roe ▁was ▁fat ally ▁injured ▁by ▁an ▁accident al ▁blow ▁to ▁the ▁head ▁when ▁playing ▁for ▁Se ir ▁K ier an , ▁further ▁shook ▁the ▁club ' s ▁confidence ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁The ▁ment ors ▁managed ▁to ▁r ally ▁the ▁team , ▁who ▁beat ▁both ▁T ull am ore ▁and ▁Bir r ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁Senior ▁Hur ling ▁Final ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁At ▁St ▁Br end an ' s ▁Park ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁they ▁were ▁be aten ▁by ▁Dr um c ull en ▁by ▁ 9 - 1 1 ▁to ▁ 4 - 3