9 7 5 ▁championship , ▁Dr um c ull en ▁explo ited ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁pace ▁to ▁put ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁Cla reen ▁interest ▁that ▁year . ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁came ▁within ▁an ▁ace ▁of ▁turning ▁the ▁tables ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁A ▁highlight ▁of ▁their ▁first ▁round ▁victory ▁over ▁St ▁Car th age ' s ▁was ▁Se an ▁C ough lan ' s ▁t uss le ▁with ▁the ▁Rah an ▁centre ▁forward , ▁Pat ▁Cor cor an . ▁The ▁second ▁round ▁cl ash ▁at ▁first ▁seemed ▁like ▁de ja ▁vu ▁as ▁Dr um c ull en ▁am ass ed ▁a ▁ 1 2 - point ▁lead , ▁despite ▁scores ▁from ▁Billy ▁Kennedy ▁and ▁P ats y ▁C off ey ▁and ▁M ick ▁Mur phy ' s ▁ch ipping ▁in ▁a ▁goal ▁from ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁square . ▁A ▁com eb ack ▁after ▁the ▁interval ▁was ▁stopped ▁just ▁short . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁paid ▁the ▁price ▁for ▁some ▁err atic ▁shooting ▁– ▁but ▁they ▁had ▁again ▁put ▁the ▁County ▁on ▁notice ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁a ▁team ▁to ▁watch . ▁ ▁This ▁point ▁was ▁driven ▁home ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁when , ▁following ▁a ▁narrow ▁first ▁round ▁defeat ▁to ▁T ull am ore , ▁Se ir ▁K ier an ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁Los ers ' ▁Group ▁and ▁faced ▁St ▁R yn agh ' s ▁on ▁a ▁ch illy ▁June ▁day ▁at ▁Kil c orm ac . ▁Th row ing