▁was ▁ref ere ed ▁by ▁Jimmy ▁Hat ton ▁from ▁W ick low . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁All - I reland ▁final ▁was ▁the ▁fourth ▁meeting ▁of ▁C ork ▁and ▁W ex ford ▁in ▁a ▁championship ▁dec ider . ▁ ▁C ork ▁held ▁the ▁balance ▁of ▁power ▁in ▁all ▁previous ▁meet ings ▁between ▁the ▁two , ▁having ▁recorded ▁three ▁All - I reland ▁vict ories ▁to ▁W ex ford ' s ▁sole ▁triumph ▁over ▁' the ▁Reb els '. ▁ ▁Both ▁sides ▁last ▁met ▁in ▁the ▁All - I reland ▁final ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁when ▁W ex ford ▁recorded ▁their ▁first - ever ▁championship ▁victory ▁over ▁C ork . ▁ ▁That ▁game ▁has ▁gone ▁down ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁final s ▁of ▁all - time . ▁ ▁W ex ford ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁h ug ely ▁successful ▁de cade ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁They ▁reached ▁four ▁All - I reland ▁final s ▁and ▁played ▁Ti pper ary ▁in ▁every ▁one ▁of ▁them . ▁ ▁Both ▁teams ▁recorded ▁two ▁vict ories ▁ap ie ce ▁with ▁W ex ford ▁claim ing ▁the ▁Li am ▁Mac Car thy ▁Cup ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁C ork ' s ▁sole ▁All - I reland ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁de cade ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁a ▁full ▁twelve ▁years ▁after ▁their ▁previous ▁All - I reland ▁triumph . ▁ ▁Moreover , ▁C ork ▁had ▁lost ▁the ▁ ▁All