▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁retained ▁their ▁Senior ▁Hur ling ▁League ▁title ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁be ating ▁L us mag h ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁by ▁ 3 - 1 3 ▁to ▁ 1 - 1 0 . ▁Since ▁the ▁in ception ▁of ▁the ▁S HL , ▁the ▁w inners ▁had ▁always ▁gone ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁championship ▁as ▁well . ▁However , ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁way ▁it ▁turned ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁L us mag h ▁who ▁would ▁emer ge ▁on ▁top ▁in ▁October . ▁The ▁Cla reen ▁side ▁started ▁the ▁championship ▁with ▁wins ▁over ▁K inn itt y ▁( 2 8 ▁May ), ▁and ▁Kil c orm ac / K ill oug he y ▁( 1 7 ▁September , ▁by ▁a ▁two - point ▁margin ), ▁which ▁was ▁enough ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁Sem i - final s ▁– ▁and ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁last ▁match ▁in ▁the ▁group ▁stages ▁just ▁a ▁form ality . ▁This ▁third - round ▁game ▁took ▁place ▁against ▁St ▁R yn agh ' s ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁September . ▁Two ▁goals ▁from ▁Pat ▁Mah on ▁and ▁ 0 - 7 ▁from ▁Johnny ▁Do ole y ▁meant ▁that ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁led ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁way , ▁until ▁Dec lan ▁F og art y ' s ▁last - min ute ▁goal ▁sw ung ▁it ▁( St ▁R yn agh ' s ▁ 3 - 9