1997 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship

1997 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship

Champions	Oulart–The Ballagh (3rd title)
Runners-up	Glynn–Barntown
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The 1997 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship was the 87th completed staging of the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Wexford County Board in 1889. ^[1]

Rathnure entered the championship as the defending champions. ^{[2] [3]}

The final was played on 19 October 1997 at O'Kennedy Park in New Ross, between Oulart–The Ballagh and Glynn–Barntown, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in the final in two years. Oulart–The Ballagh won the match by 2–11 to 0–14 to claim their third championship title overall and a third title in four years. ^{[4] [5]}

Results

Final

Oulart–The Ballagh v Glynn–Barntown

19 October 1997Final	Oulart–The Ballagh	2-11 - 0-14	Glynn–Barntown	O'Kennedy Park
	P Finn 1-4, S Dunne 1-1, P Redmond 0-2, L Dunne 0-2, M Storey 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1.		T Kehoe 0-5, PJ Carley 0-2, C Roche 0-2, G Ryan 0-2, B Kirwan 0-1, A Redmond 0-1, F Morrissey 0-1.

References

1. "Club Titles - Wexford". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
2. "Rathnure hurling special: Wexford SHC full record 1941-2023". Wexford People. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
3. "Club history". Rathnure GAA website. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
4. "'Everyone said the show was over after last year but the resilience of this group is unbelievable' - Oulart refuse to give up on their Holy Grail". Irish Independent. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
5. "GAA Club History". Oulart–The Ballagh GAA website. Retrieved 6 October 2021.