▁of ▁even ▁more ▁significance ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁victory ▁over ▁Kil ken ny ▁( 3 - 1 0 ▁to ▁ 2 - 6 ), ▁at ▁Bir r ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁Although ▁repeatedly ▁fo iled ▁by ▁Dam ien ▁Martin ' s ▁goal keep ing , ▁Kil ken ny ▁did ▁gain ▁s way ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁minutes ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁half . ▁But ▁Off aly , ▁with ▁Eug ene ▁C ough lan ▁now ▁at ▁centre ▁back , ▁re assert ed ▁themselves ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁hard - f ought , ▁fair , ▁no - holds - bar red ▁encounter ▁and ▁a ▁notable ▁victory . ▁ ▁É am onn ▁C reg an ' s ▁personal ▁t ally ▁of ▁ 2 - 7 ▁for ▁L imer ick ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁round , ▁at ▁En nis ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁in ▁itself ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁enough ▁to ▁dispose ▁of ▁Off aly . ▁However , ▁another ▁stir ring ▁Off aly ▁performance ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁draw ▁against ▁Gal way ▁in ▁bitter ly ▁cold ▁late ▁November ▁conditions . ▁Eug ene ▁C ough lan ▁kept ▁No el ▁Lane ▁out ▁of ▁cont ention . ▁The ▁teams ▁were ▁level ▁seven ▁times , ▁with ▁K ier an ▁Mo oney ' s ▁point ▁t ying ▁it ▁up ▁with ▁just ▁seconds ▁to ▁go . ▁De fe at ▁to ▁Water ford ▁at ▁D ung ar van ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁did ▁not ▁der ail ▁Off aly ' s