▁j ub il ant . ▁However , ▁the ▁celebr atory ▁m ood ▁was ▁cut ▁short , ▁so ▁far ▁as ▁Cla reen ▁and ▁its ▁en vir ons ▁was ▁concerned , ▁by ▁a ▁tra ged y ▁off ▁the ▁W ex ford ▁coast ▁that ▁same ▁week end . ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁Mid land ▁Trib une , ▁the ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁G AA ▁Notes ▁stated ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁" It ▁was ▁with ▁shock ▁and ▁sad ness ▁that ▁the ▁Club ▁and ▁Par ish ▁learned ▁of ▁the ▁trag ic ▁death ▁in ▁a ▁d row ning ▁accident ▁while ▁on ▁hol iday ▁in ▁W ex ford ▁of ▁David ▁Bach . ▁To ▁his ▁mother , ▁Ann , ▁father , ▁Geoff , ▁and ▁a ▁wide ▁circle ▁of ▁relatives ▁and ▁friends ▁the ▁Club ▁extends ▁its ▁sin cer est ▁sympathy ." ▁ ▁Because ▁Off aly ▁had ▁finished ▁so ▁strongly ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁their ▁games , ▁they ▁entered ▁the ▁All ▁Ireland ▁Final ▁on ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁we aring ▁the ▁unw el come ▁" f avor ites " ▁tag . ▁Non eth eless , ▁it ▁was ▁L imer ick ▁who ▁set ▁the ▁pace , ▁and ▁at ▁times ▁seemed ▁about ▁to ▁over wh elm ▁Off aly . ▁É am onn ▁C reg an ' s ▁philosophy ▁of ▁direct ▁first - time ▁hur ling , ▁keeping ▁it ▁simple , ▁paid ▁divid ends ▁as ▁Off aly ▁had ▁more ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁tank ▁in ▁the ▁dram atic ▁finale . ▁Off aly ▁scored ▁only ▁ 1 - 2 ▁from ▁fre es