"Patience" was the key ingredient to Dr Crokes securing their 15th Kerry SFC title against Kenmare Shamrocks, according to Brian Looney and captain Tony Brosnan.

Kenmare Shamrocks were appearing in their first ever county final and their opponents' experience showed as a late burst of scores saw them win 2-14 to 1-24.

Kenmare led for large swathes of the game, including going up by seven points in the first seven minutes, but nine unanswered points late into the second half swung the game in favour of Dr. Crokes.

"It's surreal. I'm lost for words. Like I said to the lads during the week, these can be the best days of your life. County finals don't come around very often. This is obviously our second in three years but before that we waited five or six years so it's unbelievable," Brosnan told RTÉ Radio One's Sunday Sport after the game.

"David Shaw was immense there today. We have kickers all around the pitch and we've probably learned from the club final here six weeks ago where our shooting wasn't to the standards that we usually have them and basically we paid the penalty and we lost that game.

"So we knew we just needed to be patient. We've been patient in all the games and it served us well. So we knew when it got down to the nitty gritty of the game we had the kickers and the patience to get over the line."

Looney, who now has nine club titles to his name, echoed his captain's comments: "It's just showing a bit of patience. Kenmare are a really good side but I think it gets to a point in a game where no matter who you're playing it opens up a little bit and you can create those pockets of space and I think there's been occasions where we've been guilty of forcing it or taking the wrong shot options.

"I think today we were just nearly perfect in terms of our selection of shots. I had one short myself today but it was probably was the right shot selection.

"I think it was just we stuck to what we wanted to do. We knew our capabilities, we knew what we could do if we stuck to our plan really.

"I think that was key down the stretch because the wind there, with as strong as it is, you can get completely carried away and you can kick the game away really but I think we stuck to what we wanted to do and as I said, ultimately, that is what came through for us."

The victory was made all the sweeter for Brosnan who was able to climb the steps of Fitzgerald Stadium with his brother Stephen to lift the Bishop Moynihan Cup.

"He's an unbelievable character. Anyone who knows him knows how passionate he is about any sport but especially Crokes," he said.

"It's probably the pinnacle of my career so far being able to walk up the steps to lift the county title with my brother. Not many people get to do that and it's going to live with me for the rest of my life and nobody can ever take that away. It's in the history books."