- I reland ▁final ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁thought ▁of ▁losing ▁a ▁second ▁championship ▁dec ider ▁in ▁succession ▁proved ▁a ▁great ▁motiv ation . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁C ork ▁triumph ed ▁over ▁Kil ken ny ▁in ▁the ▁All - I reland ▁final ▁to ▁claim ▁their ▁ 2 0 th ▁title , ▁leaving ▁them ▁one ▁behind ▁Ti pper ary ▁in ▁the ▁roll ▁of ▁honour . ▁ ▁A ▁victory ▁for ▁C ork ▁would ▁put ▁them ▁level ▁with ▁Ti pper ary , ▁while ▁a ▁victory ▁for ▁W ex ford ▁would ▁give ▁them ▁their ▁ 6 th ▁All - I reland ▁title ▁and ▁bring ▁them ▁level ▁with ▁Dublin ▁and ▁L imer ick ▁in ▁joint ▁fourth ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁all - time ▁roll ▁of ▁honour . ▁ ▁Pre - match ▁ ▁Ref eree ▁Kil co ole - born ▁ref eree ▁Jimmy ▁Hat ton ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁ref eree ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁All - I reland ▁final ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁distinguished ▁ref ere es ▁in ▁both ▁hur ling ▁and ▁G ael ic ▁football . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁Hat ton ' s ▁fifth ▁time ▁taking ▁charge ▁of ▁an ▁ ▁All - I reland ▁final . ▁ ▁His ▁previous ▁experience ▁includes ▁the ▁hur ling ▁dec ider ▁between ▁Kil ken ny ▁and ▁Water ford ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁the ▁football ▁final ▁between ▁Gal way ▁and ▁Ker ry ▁in ▁ 1