▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁County ' s ▁success . ▁Pers istent ▁and ▁bold ▁experiment ation ▁was ▁now ▁a ▁watch word ▁for ▁Off aly ▁management ▁and ▁ment ors , ▁as ▁they ▁sought ▁to ▁break ▁the ▁W ex ford - K il ken ny ▁str angle hold ▁on ▁the ▁Bob ▁O ' K ee ffe ▁Cup . ▁One ▁such ▁exped ient ▁was ▁to ▁try ▁P ád ra ig ▁Hor an ▁at ▁No . ▁ 1 4 ; ▁while ▁the ▁erst while ▁full ▁forward ▁Eug ene ▁C ough lan ▁was ▁switched ▁to ▁def ensive ▁duties ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁on wards . ▁In ▁the ▁National ▁Hur ling ▁League ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 8 / 7 9 , ▁Off aly ▁showed ▁themselves ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁a ▁par ▁with ▁anything ▁else ▁in ▁Le in ster . ▁Draw ing ▁with ▁Cla re ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁round ▁– ▁an ▁important ▁result ▁for ▁Off aly ▁following ▁their ▁dis mal ▁Le in ster ▁Championship ▁exit ▁– ▁they ▁next ▁faced ▁W ex ford ▁in ▁G ore y ▁and ▁recorded ▁a ▁victory ▁that ▁still ▁stands ▁apart . ▁With ▁a ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁cont ing ent ▁of ▁Eug ene ▁C ough lan ▁at ▁corner ▁back , ▁Joe ▁Mo oney ▁at ▁wing ▁back ▁and ▁K ier an ▁Mo oney ▁at ▁corner ▁forward , ▁Off aly ▁batt led ▁back ▁from ▁an ▁ 1 1 - point ▁half ▁time ▁def ic it ▁to ▁prev ail ▁by ▁ 2 - 1 7 ▁to ▁ 0 - 1 7 . ▁Although ▁less ▁spect ac ular ,