 It was not enough to stem the tide and Galway went on to win the game by 2–15 to 3–9.It was the county's first All-Ireland title since 1923 and the celebrations surpassed anything ever seen in Croke Park.It took Connolly ten minutes to reach the rostrum in the Hogan Stand to collect the Liam MacCarthy Cup, however, once there he delivered, in his native Irish, one of the most famous acceptance speeches of all-time.