Mick Gill’s new tactic of lobbing the sliotar into the square paid dividends as Galway scored seven goals over the hour.

A 7-3 to 4-5 victory gave Galway an historic first All-Ireland title while it marked the end of the road for the great Limerick team of the era.

St. Cronan's Park in Roscrea was the venue for Galway's All-Ireland semi-final clash with Limerick on 5 August 1934.

Limerick, the defeated All-Ireland finalists of the previous year, easily accounted for the opposition on a score line of 4-4 to 2-4.

The Galway players walked off the pitch with fifteen minutes left as they were not impressed with the rough tactics of their opponents.

Ach freisin caithimídcaoimhniú ar daoine i Sasana, i Meiriceá, arfud na tíre agus tá siad ag caoineadh anoisláthair...People of Galway, we love you!

Over the course of the game he scored 2-7, including an overhead goal and a point in which he showed the sliotar to full-back Conor Hayes and nonchalantly drove the ball over the bar.

It took captain Joe Connolly ten minutes to reach the rostrum in the Hogan Stand to collect the Liam MacCarthy Cup, however, once there he delivered one of the most famous acceptance speeches of all-time.

In a game described in the Irish Times as "turbulent", a draw was seen as a fair result as Galway finished with 0-11 t0 Limerick's 1-8.

The opening fifteen minutes proved a nightmare for Limerick debutante Michael Clifford who was given a roasting by Damien Hayes.

Galway built up a lead of 1-7 to 0-3 but then slackened off to allow Ollie and Niall Moran and Pat Kirby to give Limerick some hope at the break when they trailed 1-9 to 0-6.