ended ▁for ▁six ▁months . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁event ual ▁outcome , ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁took ▁heart ▁from ▁the ▁clear ▁progress ▁that ▁was ▁being ▁made , ▁including ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁representation ▁on ▁the ▁Off aly ▁hur ling ▁pan els . ▁K ier an ▁Mo oney ▁had ▁been ▁Off aly ' s ▁top ▁sc orer ▁( 0 - 8 ) ▁in ▁their ▁narrow ▁loss ▁to ▁Dublin ▁in ▁the ▁Le in ster ▁U - 2 1 ▁Hur ling ▁Final ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁K ier an ▁Mo oney ▁along ▁with ▁Se an ▁Ber gin ▁also ▁represented ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁when ▁an ▁Off aly ▁side ▁managed ▁by ▁Bro ther ▁Den is ▁Mine han ▁and ▁capt ained ▁by ▁a ▁young ▁P ád ra ig ▁Hor an ▁recorded ▁a ▁first - ever ▁win ▁over ▁Dublin ▁in ▁the ▁Le in ster ▁Senior ▁Hur ling ▁Championship . ▁The ▁Sem i - final ▁against ▁Kil ken ny ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁Cro ke ▁Park , ▁where ▁Mo oney ▁put ▁Off aly ' s ▁opening ▁goal ▁past ▁No el ▁S ke han . ▁( Des p ite ▁Dam ien ▁Martin ' s ▁hero ics ▁in ▁the ▁Off aly ▁goals , ▁however , ▁Kil ken ny ▁advanced ▁without ▁und ue ▁trouble .) ▁ ▁School s ▁hur ling ▁and ▁under age ▁hur ling ▁ ▁Even ▁more ▁encourag ing ▁for ▁the ▁Club ' s ▁future ▁was ▁the ▁organized ▁effort ▁being ▁made ▁at ▁primary ▁school ▁level , ▁led ▁in ▁Cla reen ' s ▁case ▁by