▁of ▁their ▁hur ling ▁rev ival . ▁De fe ating ▁W ick low ▁and ▁La ois ▁and ▁drawing ▁with ▁Water ford ▁in ▁close , ▁t ough ▁pre - Christ mas ▁matches , ▁they ▁began ▁the ▁New ▁Year ▁by ▁be ating ▁West me ath ▁then ▁taking ▁Gal way ▁by ▁ 2 - 6 ▁to ▁ 1 - 5 ▁in ▁a ▁major ▁ups et . ▁Their ▁no - n ons ense ▁brand ▁of ▁ground ▁hur ling ▁similarly ▁over c ame ▁An trim ▁at ▁Cor rig an ▁Park , ▁B elf ast ▁to ▁win ▁out ▁Division ▁ 1 B ▁and ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁Qu arter - final s . ▁Again st ▁W ex ford ▁at ▁Now lan ▁Park , ▁the ▁rank ▁out s iders ▁over turn ed ▁the ▁reign ing ▁Le in ster ▁champions ▁by ▁ 1 - 1 2 ▁to ▁ 1 - 8 . ▁P ád ra ig ▁Hor an ▁( St ▁R yn agh ' s ) ▁domin ated ▁at ▁centre ▁back , ▁while ▁Pat ▁Del an ey ▁( K inn itt y ) ▁was ▁un err ing ▁from ▁placed ▁balls . ▁In ▁the ▁League ▁Sem i - final ▁against ▁Cla re , ▁at ▁Th ur les ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁a ▁ 2 - 1 5 ▁to ▁ 0 - 7 ▁defeat ▁brought ▁Off aly ▁crash ing ▁back ▁to ▁earth ; ▁and ▁another ▁cost ly ▁less on ▁was ▁learned ▁in ▁the ▁subsequent ▁Le in ster ▁Senior ▁Hur ling ▁Championship . ▁On ▁a ▁M ull ing