# Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship

The Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as The Courtyard Ferns Intermediate Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition contested by mid-tier Wexford GAA clubs. It is the 2nd teir of the Wexford GAA hurling championships.The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1930.
The title has been won at least once by 38 different clubs. The all-time record-holders are Ferns St Aidan's, who have won the competition six times.
Oylegate–Glenbrien won the title in 2021, after defeating HWH–Bunclody in the final.

## History

The Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship dates back to 1930. It was the third championship to be established in Wexford following the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship in 1889 and the Wexford Junior Hurling Championship in 1903.
No competition was held between 1937 and 1955, owing to its suspension.
The championship was split in two in 2012 with the creation of the new third tier Wexford Intermediate A Hurling Championship.
Cloughbawn defeated HWH–Bunclody by 3-17 to 0-14 in the 2019 championship decider replay.

## Format

The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months with the county final currently being played at Innovate Wexford Park in October. The championship features a group stage before the top-ranking teams complete a knock-out series of games.
As of 2022, twelve clubs were participating in the Wexford Intermediate Championship.

## Teams
### 2024 teams

| Club | Location | Colours |
| Askamore | Kilrush | Black and amber |
| Blackwater | Blackwater | Green and Gold |
| Buffers Alley | Monamolin | Green, gold and white |
| Craanford Fr O'Regan's | Craanford | Blue and white |
| Fethard St Mogues | Fethard-on-Sea | Red and white |
| Gusserane O'Rahilly's | Ballycullane | Blue and gold |
| Horeswood | | |
| Half Way House Bunclody | Bunclody | Green and gold |
| Rathnure St Anne's | | |
| St. James’ | | |
| Taghmon-Camross | | Blue and gold |
| Tara Rocks | Gorey | Blue and yellow |

## Qualification for subsequent competitions

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.

## Honours

The Wexford Intermediate Championship is an integral part of the wider Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship. The winners of the Wexford county final join the champions of the other hurling counties to contest the provincial championship. They often do well there with the likes of Ferns St Aidan's and Buffers Alley and Oylegate–Glenbrien among the clubs from Wexford to play in at least one Leinster Championship final after winning the Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship.

## List of finals
### List of Wexford IHC finals

| Year | Winners | Winners | Runners-up | Runners-up | Location |
| Year | Club | Score | Club | Score | Location |
| 1930 | Ballymurrin | | | | |
| 1931 | Glynn | | | | |
| 1932 | Cathgal Brughas | | | | |
| 1933 | O'Hanrahans | | | | |
| 1934 | Glynn | | | | |
| 1935 | Sally Beachers | | | | |
| 1936 | Ferns–Ballingale | | Cloughbawn | | |
| 1937 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1938 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1939 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1940 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1941 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1942 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1943 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1944 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1945 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1946 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1947 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1948 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1949 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1950 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1951 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1952 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1953 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1954 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1955 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1956 | Faythe Harriers | | Geraldine O'Hanrahans | | |
| 1957 | Geraldine O'Hanrahans | | Shelmaliers | | |
| 1958 | Ferns St Aidan's | | | | |
| 1959 | Oylegate–Glenbrien | | Horeswood | | |
| 1960 | Shamrocks | | Camross | | |
| 1961 | Horeswood | | Cloughbawn | | |
| 1962 | Hollow Rangers | | Buffers Alley | | |
| 1963 | Davidstown–Courtnacuddy | | Buffers Alley | | |
| 1964 | St Martin's | | | | |
| 1965 | Buffers Alley | | Gorey Wolfe Tones | | |
| 1966 | Ballyhogue | | Liam Mellows | | |
| 1967 | Liam Mellows | | | | |
| 1968 | Oulart–The Ballagh | | Shelmaliers | | |
| 1969 | Duffry Rovers | | | | |
| 1970 | Craanford St Brendan's | | | | |
| 1971 | Adamstown | | | | |
| 1972 | Ballyhogue | | | | |
| 1973 | Cloughbawn | | St Martin's | | |
| 1974 | Naomh Éanna | | Crossabeg–Ballymurn | | |
| 1975 | Geraldine O'Hanrahans | | Oylegate–Glenbrien | | |
| 1976 | Askamore | | | | |
| 1977 | St Martin's | | Crossabeg–Ballymurn | | |
| 1978 | Duffry Rovers | | | | |
| 1979 | Ferns St Aidan's | | | | |
| 1980 | Monageer–Boolavogue | | | | |
| 1981 | Rathnure | | Rathgarogue-Cushinstown | | |
| 1982 | HWH–Bunclody"Intermediate Hurling Championship 1982".</ref> | | Horeswood | | |
| 1983 | Marshalstown | | | | |
| 1984 | Ferns St Aidan's | | Askamore | | |
| 1985 | Oulart–The Ballagh | | | | |
| 1986 | Monageer–Boolavogue | | Horeswood | | |
| 1987 | Glynn–Barntown | | Crossabeg–Ballymurn | | |
| 1988 | Crossabeg–Ballymurn | | Shamrocks | | |
| 1989 | Ferns St Aidan's | | | | |
| 1990 | Naomh Éanna | | Shelmaliers | | |
| 1991 | Rathgarogue–Cushinstown | | Fethard St Mogue's | | |
| 1992 | Oylegate–Glenbrien | | | | |
| 1993 | HWH–Bunclody | | | | |
| 1994 | Fethard St Mogue's | | | | |
| 1995 | HWH–Bunclody | | | | |
| 1996 | Shamrocks | | | | |
| 1997 | Shelmaliers | | Geraldine O'Hanrahans | | |
| 1998 | Ferns St Aidan's | | | | |
| 1999 | St Anne's | | Admastown | | |
| 2000 | Monageer–Boolavogue | | | | |
| 2001 | Naomh Éanna | | Rathgarogue-Cushinstown | | |
| 2002 | HWH–Bunclody | | Askamore | | |
| 2003 | Ballyfad | | St. Mary's, Rosslare | | |
| 2004 | St Patrick's | | Ferns St Aidan's | | |
| 2005 | Marshalstown | | Askamore | | |
| 2006 | Rathgarogue–Cushinstown | | Geraldine O'Hanrahans | | |
| 2007 | Ferns St Aidan's | | Rathnure | | |
| 2008 | Blackwater | | Rathnure | | |
| 2009 | Askamore | | HWH–Bunclody | | |
| 2010 | HWH–Bunclody | | Shamrocks | | |
| 2011 | Adamstown | | Duffry Rovers | | |
| 2012 | Oylegate–Glenbrien | | HWH–Bunclody | | |
| 2013 | Buffers Alley | | Naomh Éanna | | |
| 2014 | Shamrocks | 3-13 (2-10) | Duffry Rovers | 1-16 (0-16) | Innovate Wexford Park |
| 2015 | Naomh Éanna | 1-15 | Crossabeg–Ballymurn | 2-11 | Bellefield |
| 2016 | Oylegate–Glenbrien | 1-14 | Adamstown | 0-10 | Innovate Wexford Park |
| 2017 | St Anne's, Rathangan | 2-10 | Crossabeg–Ballymurn | 1-12 | Innovate Wexford Park |
| 2018 | Fethard St Mogue's | 0-14 (3-16) | Cloughbawn | 1-09 (2-19) | Innovate Wexford Park |
| 2019 | Cloughbawn | 3-14 | HWH–Bunclody | 0-17 | Innovate Wexford Park |
| 2020 | Crossabeg–Ballymurn | 2-17 | Buffers Alley | 0-16 | Chadwick's Wexford Park |
| 2021 | Oylegate–Glenbrien | 2-08 | HWH–Bunclody | 1-05 | Chadwick's Wexford Park |
| 2022 | Oulart–The Ballagh | | Taghmon-Camross | | |
| 2023 | Cloughbawn | | St. James | | |
| 2024 | Rathnure | | St. James | | |

## Wins listed by club

| # | Club | Wins | Years won |
| 1 | Ferns St Aidan's | 6 | 1958, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1998, 2007 |
| 2 | HWH/Bunclody | 5 | 1982, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2010 |
| 2 | Oylegate–Glenbrien | 5 | 1959, 1992, 2012, 2021 |
| 3 | Naomh Éanna | 4 | 1974, 1990, 2001, 2015 |
| 4 | Shamrocks | 3 | 1960, 1996, 2014 |
| 4 | Monageer–Boolavogue | 3 | 1980, 1986, 2000 |
| 5 | Glynn | 2 | 1931, 1934 |
| 5 | Geraldine O'Hanrahans | 2 | 1957, 1975 |
| 5 | St Martin's | 2 | 1964, 1977 |
| 5 | Buffers Alley | 2 | 1965, 2013 |
| 5 | Ballyhogue | 2 | 1966, 1972 |
| 5 | Oulart–The Ballagh | 2 | 1968, 1985 |
| 5 | Duffry Rovers | 2 | 1969, 1978 |
| 5 | Adamstown | 2 | 1971, 2011 |
| 5 | Marshalstown | 2 | 1983, 2005 |
| 5 | Rathgarogue–Cushinstown | 2 | 1991, 2006 |
| 5 | Askamore | 2 | 1976, 2009 |
| 5 | Fethard St Mogue's | 2 | 1994, 2018 |
| 5 | St Anne's, Rathangan | 2 | 1999, 2017 |
| 6 | Ballymurrin | 1 | 1930 |
| 6 | Cathal Brughas | 1 | 1932 |
| 6 | O'Hanrahan's | 1 | 1933 |
| 6 | Sally Beachers | 1 | 1935 |
| 6 | Ferns–Ballingale | 1 | 1936 |
| 6 | Faythe Harriers | 1 | 1956 |
| 6 | Horeswood | 1 | 1961 |
| 6 | Hollow Rangers | 1 | 1962 |
| 6 | Davidstown–Courtnacuddy | 1 | 1963 |
| 6 | Liam Mellows | 1 | 1967 |
| 6 | Craanford St Brendan's | 1 | 1970 |
| 6 | Cloughbawn | 1 | 1973 |
| 6 | Rathnure | 1 | 1981 |
| 6 | Glynn–Barntown | 1 | 1987 |
| 6 | Crossabeg–Ballymurn | 1 | 1988 |
| 6 | Shelmaliers | 1 | 1997 |
| 6 | Ballyfad | 1 | 2003 |
| 6 | St Patrick's | 1 | 2004 |
| 6 | Blackwater | 1 | 2008 |

## Records and statistics
### Teams
#### Gaps

Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles:
* 48 years: Buffers Alley (1965-2013)
* 40 years: Adamstown (1971-2011)
* 36 years: Shamrocks (1960-1996)
* 33 years: Oylegate–Glenbrien (1959-1992)
* 33 years: Askamore (1976-2009)
* 24 years: Fethard St Mogue's (1994-2018)
* 22 years: Marshalstown (1983-2005)
* 21 years: Ferns St Aidan's (1958-1979)
* 20 years: Oylegate–Glenbrien (1992-2012)
* 18 years: Geraldine O'Hanrahans (1957-1975)
* 18 years: St Anne's, Rathangan (1999-2017)