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The Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship is an annual
Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ...
competition organised since 1903 by
Wicklow GAA The Wicklow County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Chontae Cill Mhantáin) or Wicklow GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Wi ...
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hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...
clubs in
County Wicklow County Wicklow ( ; ga, Contae Chill Mhantáin ) is a county in Ireland. The last of the traditional 32 counties, having been formed as late as 1606, it is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is bordered by t ...
, Ireland. The winner qualifies to represent the county in the
Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship ''For the senior hurling equivalent see: Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship'' The Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling tournament played between the county champions on intermediate level within the provinc ...
, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship. The first senior championship was won by Barndarrig in 1923. There was no Wicklow championship in 1938. There are currently seven teams taking part in the Championship: * Carnew Emmets * Glenealy * Avondale * St Patrick's * Eire Óg *
Bray Emmets Bray Emmets Gaelic Athletic Association is a hurling, camogie, Gaelic football and ladies' Gaelic football club in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. History The first club AGM took place on 11 December 1886. The first recorded Bray Emmets tea ...
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Kiltegan Kiltegan () is a village in west County Wicklow, Ireland, on the R747 regional road close to the border with County Carlow. The 19th century mansion Humewood House lies just outside the village. It was built in 1870 for William Hume-Dick, ...


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* 1903 According to the Wicklow People dated 2/4/1904 this match was played in Annacurra on Sunday 27/3/1904. * 1915 According to the Wicklow People dated 18/12/1915 this match was played in Annacurra on Sunday 04/12/1915. * 1937 Although Whitestown (Baltinglass) won on the day they were stripped of the title and suspended for playing illegal players. (result = Evening Herald 1/11/1937, suspension = Nationalist & Leinster Times 11/12/1937)


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Official Wicklow WebsiteWicklow on Hoganstand
{{Wicklow GAA, state=expanded Hurling competitions in Leinster Hurling in County Wicklow Senior hurling county championships Wicklow GAA club championships