an ' s ▁third - round ▁cl ash ▁with ▁Bir r ▁eventually ▁went ▁ahead ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁August , ▁and ▁finished ▁Bir r ▁ 1 - 1 7 ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁ 0 - 8 . ▁Bir r ▁also ▁had ▁ 1 8 ▁w ides ▁as ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁were ▁out - play ed ▁in ▁every ▁sector . ▁In ▁their ▁resulting ▁play - off ▁game ▁( 1 4 ▁September ▁at ▁R ath ), ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁b ounced ▁back ▁to ▁win ▁by ▁ 2 - 1 7 ▁to ▁C ool der ry ' s ▁ 1 - 1 0 . ▁In ▁the ▁Sem i - final ▁against ▁L us mag h ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁September , ▁the ▁black ▁and ▁am ber ▁won ▁a ▁t ense ▁encounter ▁by ▁ 1 - 1 3 ▁to ▁ 0 - 1 2 . ▁The ▁County ▁Final ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁persistent ▁dri zz le ▁did ▁not ▁imp ede ▁a ▁high - standard ▁game ▁with ▁plenty ▁of ▁direct ▁first - time ▁hur ling . ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁capital ized ▁on ▁their ▁early ▁opportun ities , ▁but ▁Bir r ▁made ▁the ▁cru cial ▁switch es ▁which ▁forced ▁the ▁Cla reen ▁men ▁onto ▁the ▁def ensive ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁half . ▁It ▁was ▁still ▁dead locked ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁minute , ▁when ▁the ▁Bir r ▁goal keeper ▁( P addy ▁Kir wan ▁from ▁B ally sk en