, ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁had ▁also ▁won ▁through ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁Minor ▁' B ' ▁and ▁the ▁U - 2 1 ▁Hur ling ▁Final s ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁Of ▁the ▁Minor ▁' B ' ▁Final ▁against ▁much - f anci ed ▁K ille igh , ▁the ▁Mid land ▁Trib une ▁reported ▁that ▁" At ▁no ▁stage ▁was ▁full ▁back ▁Eug ene ▁C ough lan ▁allowed ▁to ▁relax ▁his ▁most ▁extraordinary ▁tal ents ". ▁Future ▁stal w arts ▁such ▁as ▁P addy ▁Mul ro oney , ▁No el ▁Ber gin , ▁Jimmy ▁Con nor , ▁M ick ▁C ough lan , ▁Johnny ▁Abb ott ▁and ▁Joe ▁Mo oney ▁also ▁featured . ▁Johnny ▁Abb ott ▁played ▁in ▁goals ▁that ▁year ▁for ▁the ▁U - 2 1 ▁team , ▁co ached ▁by ▁Tony ▁Mur phy . ▁He ▁was ▁kept ▁busy ▁in ▁the ▁U - 2 1 ▁Final ▁against ▁K inn itt y , ▁where ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁Minor ▁panel , ▁augment ed ▁by ▁players ▁like ▁Li am ▁Cor cor an , ▁Br end an ▁C ough lan , ▁Val ▁Kennedy , ▁Se an ▁C ough lan , ▁Bar ney ▁Bres lin ▁and ▁Joe ▁Ber gin , ▁proved ▁no ▁match ▁for ▁a ▁K inn itt y ▁side ▁power ed ▁by ▁Pat ▁Del an ey , ▁Des ▁E gan ▁and ▁Frank ▁Ber gin . ▁Despite ▁this ▁set back , ▁it ▁was ▁clear ▁that ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ' s ▁unfold ing ▁hor iz ons ▁were ▁very ▁bright . ▁At ▁the ▁club