. ▁It ▁is ▁reported ▁that ▁prior ▁to ▁this ▁gesture , ▁he ▁had ▁won ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁money ▁on ▁a ▁horse ▁whose ▁j ockey ▁wore ▁those ▁colours . ▁John ▁D ren nan ▁was ▁a ▁brother ▁of ▁Fr . ▁Jer em iah ▁D ren nan , ▁parish ▁priest ▁of ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁It ▁is ▁likely ▁that ▁Fr . ▁D ren nan ▁em ulated ▁his ▁brother ' s ▁gesture ▁by ▁present ing ▁the ▁club ▁with ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁j er se ys ▁identical ▁to ▁the ▁Kil ken ny ▁ones . ▁ ▁Great ▁War ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁Jimmy ▁Cor rig an ▁of ▁Cla reen ▁served ▁as ▁secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Off aly ▁County ▁Board , ▁G AA . ▁Cor rig an ▁was ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁which ▁won ▁Off aly ' s ▁first ▁Le in ster ▁Junior ▁Hur ling ▁Championship ▁and ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁All ▁Ireland ▁Final . ▁On ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁E aster ▁R ising , ▁this ▁Final ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁played ▁out ▁until ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁when ▁Off aly ▁tra ve led ▁on ▁a ▁D . E . ▁Williams ▁motor ▁l orry ▁to ▁Ath l one ▁and ▁narrow ly ▁lost ▁to ▁Ti pper ary ▁( 1 - 6 ▁to ▁ 2 - 2 ). ▁By ▁that ▁stage , ▁Cor rig