▁played ▁off ▁in ▁October . ▁ ▁In ▁both ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁something ▁of ▁a ▁back ▁door ▁system ▁operated ▁in ▁the ▁Off aly ▁Senior ▁Hur ling ▁Championship . ▁Therefore , ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ' s ▁ 2 - 1 2 ▁to ▁ 1 - 8 ▁loss ▁to ▁Bir r ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁set ▁them ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁to ▁the ▁Los er ' s ▁Group ▁Final ▁against ▁Na ▁Pi ars a igh ▁( K ill oug he y ▁and ▁Kil c orm ac ▁combined ). ▁It ▁took ▁a ▁tr il ogy ▁of ▁matches ▁to ▁decide ▁this ▁Final . ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁install ments , ▁played ▁at ▁Bir r ▁on ▁success ive ▁Sund ays ▁in ▁September , ▁ended ▁in ▁dead lock . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁different ▁story ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁re play , ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁ven ue ▁was ▁switched ▁to ▁T ull am ore . ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁did ▁not ▁play ▁well , ▁and ▁Na ▁Pi ars a igh ▁ran ▁out ▁w inners ▁by ▁ 1 - 1 3 ▁to ▁ 1 - 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁Off aly ▁G AA ▁Convention ▁for ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁passed ▁a ▁motion ▁that ▁the ▁F i xt ures ▁Committee ▁be ▁mind ful ▁of ▁the ▁on going ▁O il ▁Cris is ▁when ▁selecting ▁ven ues . ▁Me asure ments ▁on ▁the ▁playing ▁field ▁were ▁also ▁changing ▁– ▁ 7 0 ▁yard ▁fre es ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁ 6 5 ▁met