8 0 - yard ▁free ▁dr ift ed ▁wide ▁and ▁the ▁under d ogs ▁cl ung ▁on . ▁In ▁his ▁Even ing ▁Press ▁column ▁the ▁following ▁day , ▁Con ▁Hou li han ▁dep icted ▁the ▁post - match ▁scene : ▁▁ ▁" But ▁then ▁No el ▁O ' Don og h ue ▁made ▁a ▁gesture ▁that ▁sign ified ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁put ▁in ▁the ▁full ▁stop ... ▁The ▁joy ▁on ▁the ▁terra ces ▁was ▁all - emb rac ing . ▁Every ▁Off aly ▁citiz en ▁in ▁the ▁stands ▁seemed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁cat ap ult ed ▁onto ▁the ▁pitch , ▁and ▁we ▁saw ▁men ▁entitled ▁to ▁free ▁travel ▁go ▁bound ing ▁across ▁the ▁tur f ▁like ▁young ▁grey h ounds ▁let ▁loose ▁in ▁the ▁morning ." ▁ ▁Andy ▁Gall ag her ' s ▁assess ment ▁sum med ▁it ▁up : ▁" They ▁had ▁faith ▁in ▁themselves ▁and ▁in ▁Off aly ▁hur ling . ▁Those ▁who ▁opposed ▁the ▁open ▁draw ▁in ▁Le in ster ▁got ▁their ▁answer ▁today ." ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁day ▁of ▁contrast ing ▁emot ions ▁for ▁team ▁captain ▁P ád ra ig ▁Hor an ▁– ▁not ▁long ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁lifted ▁the ▁massive ▁Bob ▁O ' K ee ffe ▁Cup , ▁he ▁received ▁word ▁that ▁his ▁father ▁Tommy ▁had ▁died ▁suddenly . ▁The ▁entire ▁Kil ken ny ▁hur ling ▁team ▁were ▁present ▁at ▁Ball iv or , ▁Ban ag her ▁for ▁the ▁removal ▁to ▁St ▁R yn agh ' s ▁Church ▁the ▁following ▁evening . ▁As ide ▁from ▁this ▁sad ▁event