▁was ▁right ". ▁In ▁ev oking ▁the ▁absence ▁through ▁ill ness ▁of ▁Pat ▁Car roll , ▁Off aly ▁County ▁Board ▁chairman ▁Pa ud ge ▁Mul h are ▁said : ▁" You ▁have ▁won ▁an ▁All ▁Ireland ▁for ▁Pat . ▁This ▁is ▁for ▁him ▁and ▁I ▁thank ▁you ▁for ▁that ." ▁The ▁Mc Car thy ▁Cup ' s ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁Fa ith ful ▁County ▁was ▁as ▁memor able ▁as ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁four ▁years ▁before , ▁not ▁least ▁in ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁where ▁the ▁Off aly ▁panel ▁( including ▁four ▁parish ion ers , ▁Eug ene ▁and ▁M ick ▁C ough lan , ▁Joe ▁Do ole y ▁and ▁Joe ▁Mo oney ) ▁had ▁a ▁ra uc ous ▁reception ▁on ▁T ues day , ▁ 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁Over ▁the ▁following ▁two ▁years , ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁equally ▁heart ening ▁triumph s ▁at ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁Minor ▁level , ▁and ▁Cla reen ▁players ▁would ▁feature ▁in ▁each ▁case . ▁ ▁L ifting ▁the ▁Dr . ▁Cro ke ▁Cup ▁and ▁the ▁Irish ▁Press ▁Cup , ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁The ▁passing ▁of ▁Pat ▁Car roll ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 0 , ▁came ▁as ▁a ▁big ▁blow ▁to ▁C ool der ry ▁and ▁to ▁Off aly . ▁It ▁also ▁sign ified ▁the ▁break - up ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁that ▁had ▁delivered ▁four ▁Le in ster ▁and ▁two ▁All ▁Ireland ▁Tit les ▁in