▁entertain ing ▁Inter mediate ▁Championship ▁en su ed . ▁In ▁the ▁Sem i - Final ▁against ▁Shin r one ▁at ▁K illy on , ▁a ▁last - g asp ▁Jack ▁Pur cell ▁point ▁saw ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁salv age ▁a ▁draw . ▁Due ▁to ▁a ▁" man ▁of ▁the ▁match " ▁performance ▁by ▁Tom ▁Fe ather stone , ▁they ▁won ▁the ▁re play ▁by ▁ 3 - 6 ▁to ▁ 3 - 2 . ▁Fe ather stone ▁was ▁carried ▁shoulder - high ▁from ▁the ▁field , ▁and ▁Fr . ▁William ▁B ren nan ▁the ▁club ▁chairman ▁declared : ▁" This ▁is ▁our ▁Jim ▁Lang ton ". ▁ ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁won ▁the ▁Inter mediate ▁Final ▁against ▁Car rig ▁& ▁River st own ▁by ▁ 5 - 3 ▁to ▁ 2 - 4 . ▁The ▁med als ▁were ▁awarded ▁in ▁the ▁Par ish ▁Hall ▁on ▁St ▁Stephen ' s ▁Night ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁The ▁school master , ▁Mr . ▁Se an ▁O ' Ne ill , ▁the ▁team ▁tra iner , ▁Fr . ▁William ▁B ren nan ▁P P , ▁and ▁John ▁C ough lan ▁the ▁team ▁captain ▁gave ▁the ▁speech es , ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁looked ▁forward ▁to ▁Senior ▁success ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁Good ▁wishes ▁were ▁also ▁extended ▁to ▁Fr . ▁Michael ▁T roy , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁panel ▁about ▁to ▁set ▁sail ▁for ▁Africa . ▁Although ▁the ▁team ▁made ▁little ▁head way ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁the ▁club ▁took ▁great