Half–Way–House/Bunclody GAA
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| County: | Wexford | ||||||||
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| Nickname: | HWH–Bunclody | ||||||||
| Colours: | Green and yellow | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Church Road, Bunclody | ||||||||
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Half–Way–House/Bunclody GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Bunclody, County Wexford, Ireland. The club fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football.
History
[edit]Located in the village of Bunclody, on the Carlow-Wexford border, Half–Way–House/Bunclody GAA Club has had sporadic periods of success throughout its history. After winning the Wexford JFC title in 1913, it would be 55 years before the club added a second following victory in 1968.[1] HWH–Bunclody secured senior status in 1976 after winning the Wexford IFC title for the first time.[2]
There was further success in 1982 when HWH–Bunclody won the Wexford SFC title for the first in their history, following a 2-04 to 1-05 defeat of Gusserane O'Rahilly's in the final.[3] The club regained the SFC title in 1985.[4] HWH–Bunclody has also had success on the hurling field, winning four Wexford IHC titles between 1982 and 2010.[5][6]
Honours
[edit]- Wexford Senior Football Championship (2): 1982, 1985
- Wexford Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1976
- Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship (4): 1982, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2010
- Wexford Junior A Football Championship (3): 1913, 1968, 1986
Notable players
[edit]- Colm Kehoe: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1996)[7]
- Aidan Nolan: All-Ireland U21HC runner-up (2014)[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Golden jubilee joy for Bunclody team as they share memories with coach Fr Jim Byrne". New Ross Standard. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Club Titles - Wexford". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Bunclody seniors make the big breakthrough". The Nationalist. 1 October 1982. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Heroes of 1985 honoured". Irish Independent. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Askamore outpointed by neighbours in Skoda Intermediate hurling championship final Bunclody back in big time". Irish Independent. 18 October 2002. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Bunclody bounce back". Irish Independent. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "A player-by-player guide to Wexford's All-Ireland 25 years on: 'We laughed as much as we hurled'". Irish Examiner. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Clare seal first part of dream All-Ireland double". Irish Independent. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.