1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁flight , ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁On ▁ 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁( in ▁their ▁first ▁Senior ▁hur ling ▁game ▁since ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 1 ), ▁the ▁Cla reen ▁team ▁very ▁nearly ▁to pp led ▁reign ing ▁champions ▁St ▁R yn agh ' s . ▁Dam ien ▁Martin ' s ▁goal keep ing ▁enabled ▁St ▁R yn agh ' s ▁to ▁battle ▁back ▁for ▁a ▁draw ▁( Se ir ▁K ier an ▁ 4 - 6 , ▁St ▁R yn agh ' s ▁ 2 - 1 2 ). ▁Fore - warn ed ▁was ▁fore - ar med ▁in ▁the ▁re play ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁July , ▁when ▁the ▁Ban ag her ▁men ▁won ▁by ▁ 4 - 1 3 ▁to ▁ 2 - 3 . ▁The ▁Cla reen ▁side ▁were ▁still ▁alive ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁championship , ▁but ▁were ▁elimin ated ▁by ▁C ool der ry ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁round . ▁There ▁was ▁only ▁one ▁b ite ▁of ▁the ▁cher ry ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁when ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁were ▁dismiss ed ▁by ▁B ally sk en agh . ▁While ▁they ▁won ▁their ▁opening ▁round ▁match ▁against ▁Rah an ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁K inn itt y ▁proved ▁too ▁strong ▁for ▁the ▁black ▁and ▁am ber ▁when ▁the ▁next ▁round ▁was ▁finally