▁place ▁on ▁Saturday ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁at ▁Ger ald ine ▁Park , ▁Ath y , ▁where ▁Buff ers ▁Al ley ▁of ▁W ex ford ▁knock ed ▁out ▁the ▁Off aly ▁champions ▁by ▁ 1 - 1 2 ▁to ▁ 1 - 7 . ▁The ▁leg ▁injury ▁that ▁affected ▁Joe ▁Do ole y ▁was ▁a ▁factor , ▁but ▁a ▁bigger ▁factor ▁in ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ' s ▁defeat ▁was ▁the ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁fre es ▁early ▁on ▁that ▁they ▁failed ▁to ▁convert . ▁Not with standing ▁this ▁sequ el , ▁winning ▁its ▁first ▁Senior ▁county ▁championship ▁made ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁an ▁epo ch al ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁club ' s ▁history . ▁At ▁the ▁Off aly ▁G AA ▁Convention ▁for ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Pat ▁Gro gan ▁the ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁chairman ▁accepted ▁the ▁acc ol ade ▁of ▁" Cl ub ▁of ▁the ▁Year ". ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁further ▁celebr ation ▁the ▁following ▁St . ▁K ier an ' s ▁Day , ▁ 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁when ▁Dr . ▁For rest al ▁announced ▁to ▁th under ous ▁app la use ▁that ▁Fr . ▁Se án ▁Col lier ▁was ▁being ▁made ▁Can on ▁of ▁the ▁C athedral ▁Chapter ▁of ▁St . ▁John ' s , ▁Kil ken ny . ▁The ▁new ▁Can on , ▁ 2 1 ▁years ▁in ▁Se ir ▁K ier an , ▁was ▁left ▁speech less . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁ 1