re ▁fre es . ▁New ▁rules ▁decre ed ▁the ▁painting ▁of ▁large ▁and ▁small ▁rect angles . ▁A ▁player ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁square ▁before ▁the ▁ball , ▁only ▁three ▁def enders ▁could ▁line ▁the ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁a ▁penalty , ▁and ▁charg ing ▁a ▁player ▁not ▁in ▁possession ▁was ▁b anned . ▁Like ▁many ▁other ▁hur ling ▁pan els , ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁would ▁have ▁considerable ▁trouble ▁adapt ing ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁rules . ▁They ▁opened ▁their ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁Senior ▁campaign ▁with ▁a ▁narrow ▁loss ▁to ▁K inn itt y . ▁A ▁bigger ▁defeat ▁followed ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Dr um c ull en ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁round , ▁but ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁had ▁another ▁chance ▁in ▁the ▁Senior ▁Hur ling ▁' B ' ▁Championship . ▁ ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁defeated ▁St ▁Car th age ' s ▁( R ah an ) ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁' B ' ▁Final , ▁played ▁in ▁Bir r ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁In ▁a ▁mean - sp ir ited ▁game , ▁L us mag h ▁took ▁an ▁early ▁lead ▁which ▁they ▁still ▁held ▁when ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁abandoned ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half . ▁At ▁a ▁County ▁Board ▁Dis cipl inary ▁Committee ▁hearing ▁on ▁the ▁Wed nes day ▁before ▁Christmas , ▁both ▁clubs ▁were ▁f ined ▁£ 2 0 ; ▁while ▁two ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁players ▁and ▁one ▁L us mag h ▁player ▁were ▁susp