▁still ▁quite ▁young ▁and ▁the ▁future ▁is ▁bright ." ▁However , ▁Off aly ' s ▁defence ▁of ▁their ▁League ▁Title ▁got ▁off ▁to ▁a ▁rock y ▁start ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁when ▁Down ▁had ▁five ▁points ▁to ▁spare ▁( 2 - 1 7 ▁to ▁ 2 - 1 2 ) ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁memor able ▁debut ▁in ▁League ▁Division ▁ 1 . ▁Off aly ▁subsequently ▁beat ▁La ois ▁at ▁R ath d ow ney ▁by ▁ 0 - 1 1 ▁to ▁ 1 - 3 ; ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁both ▁Ti pper ary ▁( 2 - 1 7 ▁to ▁ 1 - 7 ) ▁and ▁Kil ken ny ▁( 0 - 1 2 ▁to ▁ 0 - 1 0 ). ▁Kevin ▁Kin ah an ▁was ▁full ▁back ▁for ▁the ▁Ti pper ary ▁game , ▁when ▁Joe , ▁Billy ▁and ▁Johnny ▁Do ole y ▁brought ▁the ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁cont ing ent ▁to ▁four . ▁Sur v ival ▁in ▁Division ▁ 1 ▁remained ▁in ▁je op ard y ▁until ▁the ▁team ▁drew ▁with ▁L imer ick ▁( Off aly ▁ 2 - 1 3 , ▁L imer ick ▁ 1 - 1 6 ) ▁at ▁Bir r ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁In ▁a ▁fier c ely ▁cont ested ▁tie ▁full ▁of ▁Off aly ' s ▁old ▁fire , ▁Johnny ▁Do ole y ' s ▁goal ▁and ▁eleven ▁points ▁inspired ▁the ▁team ' s ▁escape ▁from ▁re leg ation