▁while ▁of ▁the ▁for wards , ▁Pat ▁Car roll ▁( C ool der ry ) ▁pos ed ▁the ▁greatest ▁threat . ▁Off aly ▁had ▁their ▁nos es ▁in ▁front ▁in ▁the ▁closing ▁stages , ▁but ▁conced ed ▁the ▁fre es ▁that ▁allowed ▁Bug gy ▁to ▁level ▁for ▁W ex ford ; ▁then ▁Case y ▁pointed ▁from ▁Tony ▁Dor an ' s ▁' 6 5 , ▁and ▁W ex ford ▁advanced ▁by ▁ 0 - 1 7 ▁to ▁ 2 - 1 0 . ▁ ▁Although ▁this ▁sl ender ▁defeat ▁was ▁a ▁big ▁set back , ▁the ▁National ▁Hur ling ▁League ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 9 / 8 0 ▁again ▁indicated ▁that ▁Off aly ▁were ▁not ▁far ▁off . ▁One ▁man ▁playing ▁close ▁attention ▁was ▁M ons ign or ▁Tommy ▁Mah er ▁of ▁Thom ast own , ▁who ▁had ▁revolution ised ▁the ▁co aching ▁of ▁hur ling ▁from ▁his ▁base ▁at ▁St ▁K ier an ' s ▁College . ▁The ▁M ons ign or ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁persu ading ▁D erm ot ▁He aly , ▁of ▁the ▁Con ag hy ▁Sh am ro cks ▁Club , ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Off aly ▁coach ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁November ▁in ▁Now lan ▁Park , ▁Off aly ▁had ▁a ▁signal ▁victory ▁( 2 - 9 ▁to ▁ 3 - 4 ) ▁over ▁Kil ken ny , ▁prov ing ▁that ▁their ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁win ▁had ▁been ▁no ▁flash ▁in ▁the ▁pan