▁down ▁the ▁ga unt let ▁with ▁st ur dy ▁ground ▁hur ling , ▁the ▁Cla reen ▁ 1 5 ▁launched ▁into ▁the ▁attack , ▁and ▁elimin ated ▁the ▁five - in - a - row ▁County ▁Champions ▁by ▁ 4 - 9 ▁to ▁ 1 - 1 1 . ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁next ▁beat ▁Na ▁Pi ars a igh ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁Los ers ' ▁Group ▁Final ; ▁only ▁to ▁sl ump ▁to ▁defeat ▁( 3 - 8 ▁to ▁ 0 - 1 1 ) ▁to ▁K ille igh ▁at ▁T ull am ore . ▁ ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁opened ▁their ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁campaign ▁with ▁a ▁win ▁against ▁Shin r one . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁they ▁met ▁St ▁R yn agh ' s . ▁Although ▁they ▁beat ▁K ille igh ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁( 4 - 1 1 ▁to ▁ 1 - 3 ), ▁this ▁only ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁t ame ▁exit ▁to ▁C ool der ry ▁( 1 - 1 0 ▁to ▁ 0 - 8 , ▁of ▁which ▁ 0 - 7 ▁was ▁scored ▁by ▁K ier an ▁Mo oney ). ▁ ▁Late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁St ▁R yn agh ' s ▁best ed ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁by ▁ 1 - 1 7 ▁to ▁ 1 - 3 ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁round , ▁at ▁Kil c orm ac ▁on ▁ 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9