▁complete ▁the ▁holy ▁gra il ▁of ▁capt uring ▁three ▁consecutive ▁All - I reland ▁wins ▁in - a - row . ▁A ▁poor ▁showing ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Hur ling ▁League ▁disc ou rag ed ▁the ▁follow ers ; ▁however , ▁the ▁side ▁comfort ably ▁won ▁the ▁Mun ster ▁Championship ▁and ▁qualified ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁consecutive ▁All - I reland ▁final ▁appearance . ▁ ▁C ork ▁had ▁defeated ▁W ex ford ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁previous ▁championship ▁dec iders , ▁however , ▁to ▁defeat ▁their ▁old ▁riv als ▁Kil ken ny ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁third ▁in - a - row ▁would ▁prove ▁the ▁worth ▁of ▁this ▁team . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁championship ▁meeting ▁of ▁these ▁two ▁teams ▁since ▁Kil ken ny ▁defeated ▁C ork ▁in ▁the ▁All - I reland ▁final ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁Match ▁report ▁Sunday ▁ 3 ▁September ▁was ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁All - I reland ▁final ▁and ▁conditions ▁were ▁almost ▁excellent ▁with ▁sun sh ine ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁Roy ▁Jenkins , ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Commission , ▁was ▁a ▁special ▁guest ▁at ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁he ▁sat ▁beside ▁Jack ▁Lyn ch , ▁a ▁former ▁C ork ▁player ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁all - time ▁gre ats ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁who ▁was ▁now ▁T ao ise ach . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁began ▁at ▁a ▁light ning ▁pace ▁with ▁Jimmy ▁Barry - M ur phy ▁gra bb ing ▁the ▁sli oth ar ▁on ▁the ▁wing ▁after ▁the ▁throw -