Four years later in 1976 McKenna captured a second county medal, however, South Liberties were later defeated by Glen Rovers in the Munster club final.
Limerick outplayed Kilkenny throughout the eighty minutes and captured a 1–21 to 1–14 victory, giving McKenna his sole All-Ireland medal.
McKenna's side later faced Kilkenny for the second year in-a-row, however, 'the Cats' had a comfortable twelve-point victory over Limerick.
The team faded out of the limelight for a number of years, however, Limerick bounced back in 1980 with McKenna capturing a second Munster title.
His side later took on Galway in the championship decider, however, for the first time since 1923 the men from the West captured the All-Ireland title in an emotional display at Croke Park.