▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁the ▁Sh ann ons iders ▁hit ▁an ▁un answer ed ▁ 1 - 5 ▁to ▁pip ▁them ▁at ▁the ▁post . ▁ ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ' s ▁tra iner ▁for ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁was ▁Pat ▁Spain ▁of ▁K inn itt y , ▁a ▁first - rate ▁hur ler ▁during ▁his ▁own ▁playing ▁days . ▁There ▁were ▁four ▁other ▁select ors ▁– ▁Se an ▁Do ole y , ▁Tony ▁Mur phy , ▁Se am us ▁Ke ale y ▁and ▁Eug ene ▁C ough lan . ▁Their ▁first ▁round ▁encounter ▁with ▁St ▁R yn agh ' s , ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁revers ed ▁the ▁ver dict ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁Aut umn ▁( Se ir ▁K ier an ▁ 2 - 1 0 ▁St ▁R yn agh ' s ▁ 0 - 1 2 ). ▁However , ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁again ▁lived ▁danger ously , ▁before ▁cl ing ing ▁on ▁to ▁a ▁lead ▁they ▁had ▁built ▁up ▁early ▁on . ▁The ▁Mid land ▁Trib une ▁editor ▁James ▁" B ud " ▁Bur ke ▁color fully ▁described ▁the ▁scene : ▁ ▁" The ▁sw ash - bu ck ling ▁bu cc ane ers ▁from ▁the ▁good ▁ship ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁board ed ▁the ▁St ▁R yn agh ' s ▁prize ▁ship ▁on ▁the ▁wind y ▁R ath ▁s ward ▁and ▁fighting ▁a ▁strong ▁battle ▁they ▁sub du ed ▁the ▁opposition . ▁However ▁the ▁def ending ▁St ▁R