▁Championship , ▁and ▁to ▁St ▁R yn agh ' s ▁( 4 - 1 6 ▁to ▁ 2 - 7 ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁Even ▁so , ▁their ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁Fa ith ful ▁County ' s ▁cause ▁gave ▁a ▁trem end ous ▁boost ▁to ▁the ▁profile ▁of ▁the ▁club , ▁and ▁to ▁its ▁g rip ▁on ▁the ▁imagination ▁of ▁the ▁rising ▁generation ▁in ▁Cla reen . ▁The ▁massive ▁Bob ▁O ' K ee ffe ▁tro phy ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁National ▁School ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁along ▁with ▁Le in ster ▁Championship ▁medal - hold ers ▁No el ▁Ber gin , ▁Joe ▁Mo oney ▁and ▁Eug ene ▁C ough lan . ▁Club ▁chairman ▁Tim ▁Mul ro oney , ▁Off aly ▁hur ling ▁secretary ▁Tony ▁Mur phy , ▁and ▁Se am us ▁Mul ro oney ▁were ▁in ▁attend ance ▁as ▁well . ▁There ▁were ▁even ▁more ▁e bul lient ▁scenes ▁when ▁Off aly ▁recorded ▁their ▁famous ▁All ▁Ireland ▁victory ▁over ▁Gal way . ▁On ▁the ▁Monday ▁night , ▁preced ed ▁by ▁the ▁Mount bol us ▁Pi pe ▁Band , ▁the ▁new ▁Champions ▁had ▁a ▁ra pt ur ous ▁reception ▁into ▁Em m ett ▁Square ▁in ▁Bir r . ▁The ▁platform ▁set ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁occasion ▁was ▁a ▁converted ▁art ic ulated ▁tra iler ▁provided ▁by ▁Frank ▁Wh itten ▁of ▁Cla reen . ▁Similar ▁out p our ings ▁of ▁pride ▁and ▁acc laim ▁await ed ▁the ▁panel ▁on ▁its ▁tour ▁of ▁the