s ▁ast ute ▁switch es ▁were ▁a ▁factor ▁also , ▁and ▁Off aly ▁only ▁scored ▁ 1 - 2 ▁after ▁the ▁interval . ▁Even ▁so , ▁Kevin ▁Kin ah an ▁def i antly ▁retained ▁control ▁at ▁full ▁back , ▁and ▁the ▁team ' s ▁greater ▁skill ▁and ▁craft ▁kept ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁h unt . ▁Johnny ▁Pil k ington ' s ▁goal ▁ed ged ▁them ▁two ▁points ▁in ▁front ▁with ▁four ▁minutes ▁to ▁go , ▁at ▁which ▁stage ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁w ides ▁let ▁Cla re ▁off ▁the ▁hook . ▁Cla re ▁substitute ▁E am onn ▁Ta aff e ▁nab bed ▁what ▁proved ▁the ▁decis ive ▁goal ▁when ▁Anton y ▁Dal y ' s ▁effort ▁came ▁back ▁off ▁the ▁post . ▁Ref eree ▁Dick ie ▁Mur phy ▁ble w ▁it ▁up ▁after ▁virt ually ▁no ▁injury ▁time . ▁Having ▁lifted ▁the ▁Mc Car thy ▁Cup , ▁Dal y ▁said ▁in ▁his ▁accept ance ▁speech ▁that ▁Off aly ' s ▁rise ▁had ▁been ▁an ▁insp iration ▁to ▁teams ▁like ▁Cla re . ▁This ▁was ▁sc ant ▁cons olation ▁to ▁the ▁run ners - up , ▁who ▁had ▁left ▁everything ▁on ▁the ▁pitch ▁in ▁the ▁quest ▁to ▁put ▁All ▁Ireland ▁Tit les ▁back - to - back . ▁ ▁Off aly ▁won ▁promotion ▁from ▁Division ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Hur ling ▁League ▁the ▁following ▁Spring , ▁not with standing ▁a ▁hide ous ▁ 1 - 2 8 ▁to ▁ 1 - 1 ▁N HL ▁defeat ▁to ▁Gal way ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁February ▁