▁the ▁d old rum s , ▁L imer ick ▁finally ▁made ▁the ▁provincial ▁break through . ▁A ▁last - g asp ▁free ▁by ▁Rich ie ▁B ennis ▁secured ▁a ▁narrow ▁ 6 - 7 ▁to ▁ 2 - 1 8 ▁defeat ▁of ▁Ti pper ary ▁in ▁the ▁provincial ▁dec ider ▁and ▁a ▁first ▁Mun ster ▁medal ▁for ▁Re a . ▁L imer ick ▁later ▁l ined ▁out ▁as ▁under d ogs ▁in ▁Cro ke ▁Park ▁for ▁an ▁All - I reland ▁show down ▁with ▁reign ing ▁champions ▁and ▁injury - rav aged ▁Kil ken ny . ▁A ▁M oss ie ▁Dow ling ▁goal ▁eight ▁minutes ▁after ▁half - time , ▁together ▁with ▁play ▁from ▁Rich ie ▁B ennis ▁power ed ▁L imer ick ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 - 2 1 ▁to ▁ 1 - 1 4 ▁victory ▁and ▁secured ▁an ▁All - I reland ▁medal ▁for ▁Re a . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁L imer ick ▁maintained ▁their ▁provincial ▁domin ance . ▁ ▁Re a ▁captured ▁a ▁second ▁Mun ster ▁medal ▁following ▁a ▁ 6 - 1 4 ▁to ▁ 3 - 9 ▁tr oun cing ▁of ▁Cla re . ▁This ▁victory ▁allowed ▁Re a ' s ▁side ▁advance ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁All - I reland ▁final ▁where ▁Kil ken ny ▁provided ▁the ▁opposition ▁once ▁again . ▁The ▁C ats ▁were ▁back ▁to ▁full ▁strength ▁and ▁set ▁out ▁for ▁reven ge . ▁ ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁this ▁L imer ick ▁storm ed ▁into ▁an ▁early ▁lead , ▁however , ▁this