an ▁was ▁doing ▁his ▁club ▁hur ling ▁with ▁the ▁Bir r ▁Club , ▁as ▁he ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁Work house ▁School s ▁in ▁the ▁Town . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Bir r ▁S inn ▁F é in ▁Club , ▁and ▁( cl and est in ely ) ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁of ▁Vol unte ers . ▁He ▁died ▁aged ▁ 2 7 ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁either ▁from ▁t uber cul osis , ▁or ▁from ▁the ▁Spanish ▁' F lu ▁which ▁reached ▁pan demic ▁proport ions ▁that ▁year . ▁Cor rig an ▁was ▁deeply ▁m ourn ed ▁by ▁his ▁com r ades ▁in ▁the ▁Off aly ▁G AA , ▁who ▁ere cted ▁a ▁C elt ic ▁Cross - sh aped ▁comm emor ative ▁head stone ▁over ▁his ▁grave ▁in ▁the ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁New ▁C emetery . ▁▁ ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁reached ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁Junior ▁Hur ling ▁Final . ▁On ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁and ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁( when ▁the ▁Cla reen ▁Company , ▁ 4 th ▁Battalion , ▁I RA ▁compr ised ▁several ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁h url ers ), ▁this ▁Final ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁played ▁off ▁until ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁when ▁Clara ▁defeated ▁them ▁( Cl ara ▁ 5 - 2 , ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁ 2 - 1 ). ▁In ▁the ▁Junior ▁Final ▁for ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁proper , ▁played ▁at