▁they ▁take ▁to ▁the ▁field ▁year ▁after ▁year ▁with ▁high ▁hopes ▁is ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁all ▁concerned ." ▁ ▁Another ▁mor ale ▁boost ▁came ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁with ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁six ▁stat ute ▁acres ▁adjacent ▁to ▁Cla reen ▁cross ro ads , ▁as ▁a ▁permanent ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁club . ▁This ▁purchase ▁was ▁signed ▁off ▁on ▁by ▁four ▁trust ees : ▁John ▁C ough lan ▁and ▁Se am us ▁Mul ro oney , ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ; ▁and ▁R ody ▁O ' B rien ▁and ▁John ▁Dow ling , ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Off aly ▁County ▁Board . ▁Development ▁of ▁these ▁facilities ▁was ▁couple d ▁with ▁more ▁organized ▁training ▁of ▁the ▁tal ented ▁younger ▁players ▁who ▁began ▁to ▁emer ge . ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁had ▁an ▁inspir ational ▁one - point ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁new ▁St . ▁R yn agh ' s ▁G AA ▁Club ▁( B an ag her ▁and ▁C log han ▁combined ) ▁in ▁the ▁Junior ▁Hur ling ▁Sem i - final ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁Final ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁October ▁they ▁sl ump ed ▁to ▁a ▁big ▁defeat ▁( 3 - 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 - 1 ) ▁against ▁Ed ender ry ▁in ▁T ull am ore . ▁It ▁was ▁much ▁the ▁same ▁story ▁in ▁St ▁Br end an ' s ▁Park ▁on ▁ 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁when ▁K