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Wexford Senior Hurling Championship
The Wexford Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Pettitt's SuperValu Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Wexford GAA clubs. The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1889. Rapparees are the title holders (2022) after defeating St Martin's by 1-20 to 0-22 in the final. History The title has been won at least once by 28 different teams. The all-time record-holders are Rathnure who have won a total of 20 titles. Since 1994 the Wexford County Championship has been sponsored by Wexford-based supermarket Pettitt's SuperValu. It is one of the longest sponsorship deals of any county championship in Ireland. Format 12 teams participated in the 2021 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship. The series of games are played during the spring and autumn months with the county final currently being played at Chadwicks Wexford Park in October. Initially played as a knock-ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship
The 2022 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship was the 112th staging of the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Wexford County Board in 1889. The championship ran from 28 June to 14 August 2022. Rapparees entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Ferns St Aidan's in the semi-finals. Oylegate–Glenbrien joined the championship after gaining promotion from the intermediate grade. The final was played on 14 August 2022 at Chadwick's Wexford Park, between Ferns St Aidan's and St Martin's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Ferns St Aidan's won the match by 1-20 to 0-22 to claim their first ever championship title. Ian Byrne was the championship's top scorer with 4-68. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship * Oylegate–Glenbrien From Championship Relegated to the Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship * Oulart–The Ballagh * Fetha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enniscorthy
Enniscorthy () is the second-largest town in County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. At the 2016 census, the population of the town and environs was 11,381. The town is located on the picturesque River Slaney and in close proximity to the Blackstairs Mountains and Ireland's longest beach, Curracloe. The town is twinned with Gimont, France. The Placenames Database of Ireland sheds no light on the origins of the town's name. It may refer either to the "Island of Corthaidh" or the "Island of Rocks". The cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ferns is located in the town as well as an array of other historical sites such as Enniscorthy Castle and the key battle site of the 1798 Rebellion. History Enniscorthy Castle Enniscorthy Castle is an imposing Norman stronghold, which dates from 1205 and was a private dwelling until 1951. The castle was built by the DePrendergasts. In the early 1580s, the poet Edmund Spenser leased the property that included the castle. The castle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glynn–Barntown GAA
Glynn–Barntown GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the parishes of Glynn and Barntown in County Wexford, Ireland. The club fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football. The best club in the country. Honours * Wexford Senior Football Championship: (1) 1996 * Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 1987 * Wexford Junior Hurling Championship The Wexford Junior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Permanent TSB Junior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition contested by lower-tier Wexford GAA clubs. The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athleti ... (1): 1976 * Wexford Intermediate Football Championship: (2) 1988, 2009 * Wexford Intermediate A Football Championship: (1) 2002 * Wexford Junior Football Championship: (2) 1982, 2019 * Wexford Under-21 Football Championship: (3) 2008, 2011, 2012 * Wexford Under-21 Hurling Championship: (2) 1993, 1994 * Wexford Minor Football Championship: (5) 1986, 2007, 2009, 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oulart–The Ballagh GAA
Oulart–The Ballagh is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Wexford, Ireland. The club takes its players primarily from the area around the villages of Oulart and The Ballagh. The club has won the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship on 13 occasions, most recently in 2016. Their main rivals are Buffers Alley. Former hurlers, associated with the club, include former Wexford manager Liam Dunne and current Oulart–The Ballagh senior manager Martin Storey. History Oulart–The Ballagh were the opponents of Mount Leinster Rangers in the final of the 2013 Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship when Mount Leinster Rangers became the first club from Carlow to win the title. Camogie Oulart–The Ballagh won the All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship in All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 2011, 2011-12 They previously won the Leinster senior club championships in All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 2009, 2009 and All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapparees Starlights GAA
Rapparees Starlights GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland. The club fields teams in hurling as Rapparees and in Gaelic football as Starlights. History The Rapparees Starlights club was founded in 1972, following an amalgamation between the existing St Aidan's and Shamrocks hurling clubs and the Starlights and Emmetts Gaelic football clubs. On 19 September 2021, they won their first Wexford senior hurling title since 1978 with a 6-18 to 1-17 win against St Anne's. Honours * Wexford Senior Football Championship (5): 1983, 2002, 2004, 2017, 2020 **As Starlights (6): 1927, 1828, 1929, 1933, 1936, 1937 **As Rapparees (5): 1907, 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913 * Wexford Senior Hurling Championship: (2) 1978, 2021 Notable players * Adrian Fenlon * Kevin Foley * Christy Keogh * Declan Ruth Declan Ruth (born 30 April 1976) is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He is the current manager of his hometown club Rapparees, hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buffers Alley GAA
Buffers Alley is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the villages of Kilmuckridge and Monamolin in County Wexford, Ireland. The club fields teams in Intermediate hurling, Gaelic football and camogie. It competes in Wexford competitions. History The Buffers Alley club is one of the oldest in Wexford, founded in the late 1870s. It came quickly to the fore and won its first title in 1905. Twenty-three lean years followed for the club but the spirit of the men of 1905 eventually bore fruit when they won another junior title in 1928. History repeated itself 23 years later – 1951 when the third junior title came. In 1952 they played St Aidan's again in the senior championship but were narrowly defeated. Having played senior for three years they reverted to the junior grade in 1955. In 1959 the Shamrocks defeated them in a memorable junior semi-final. With many young players coming from the Rackard League competitions, the club entered Intermediate competition in 1962 Even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oylegate–Glenbrien GAA
Oylegate–Glenbrien GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the villages of Oylegate (Oilgate) and Glenbrien in County Wexford, Ireland. The club fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football. Honours * Wexford Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1963 * Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship (5): 1959, 1992, 2012, 2016, 2021 * Wexford Junior Hurling Championship The Wexford Junior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Permanent TSB Junior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition contested by lower-tier Wexford GAA clubs. The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athleti ... (1): 1955 References External linksOylegate–Glenbrien GAA site {{DEFAULTSORT:Oylegate–Glenbrien GAA Gaelic games clubs in County Wexford Hurling clubs in County Wexford Gaelic football clubs in County Wexford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faythe Harriers GAA
Faythe Harriers is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Wexford town, Ireland. History The history of the Faythe Harriers stretches back to the early 1940s, although the hurling club wasn't formed until 1949. In the late 1930s, the Mulgannon Harriers were the G.A.A. standard-bearers in the south end of Wexford town before they disbanded. In 1941, when a football street league was started in Wexford, John Murphy, Kevin Nolan, Jimmy Williams and a few others got together and decided to enter a team. They had no jerseys, so they approached the members of the Mulgannon Harriers committee for a loan of theirs. They said that they could on condition that they use another name. John Murphy, who was later to lead the club as Chairman, suggested the name "Faythe Harriers." Both of these clubs only played football, as hurling wasn’t played much in Wexford town at the time. The Faythe Harriers took place in that Street league in 1941 and the following two years saw them play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horeswood GAA
Horeswood GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Wexford, Ireland. The club fields teams in Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and Ladies Gaelic football, and participates in competitions organized by Wexford GAA county board. Early history William K. Redmond's Football Club became the first club from the parish to affiliate to the Wexford GAA in 1889, when Martin Kenny paid 10 shillings to County Treasurer, John J. Kehoe. The following year, the name of the club was changed to Campile Football Club. At the time, the Senior Championship was the only competition the club could enter and Campile Football Club were drawn against Vinegar Hill in the 1st round. The game ended prematurely; Campile claimed a disputed goal and when the referee decided in Campile's favour Vinegar Hill would not accept the decision and refused to continue. The game was awarded to Campile, but the team was beaten by Glynn in the next round. Campile contested three County Junior Football F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloughbawn GAA
Cloughbawn GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Clonroche, County Wexford, Ireland. The club is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. The club is most famous for its "three in a row" in 2016, making it to the senior hurling final, junior hurling final and intermediate A football, losing out in all three.Cloughbawn are renowned for their ability to reach county finals and get beaten having been beaten in the 2021 and 2022 intermediate football final. Best wishes in their endeavours for the elusive three in a row in 2023. Overview History In the Autumn of 1917 a number of young hurlers got together after a mummers ball in Forrestalstown and decided that there should be a club formed and entered a team in the 1918 championship; this club was to be known as Cloughbawn. While they already had a club in existence in the top end of the parish known as Killegney, it did not cater for the whole of the parish. Honours *Wexford Senior Club Hurling Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraldine O'Hanrahans GAA
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