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Senior Hurling Championship 2022

June 28: Ferns St. Aidans 1-17, Oylegate-Glenbrien 0-11
Paul Morris produced a masterclass and dangerman Diarmuid Doyle struck for a crucial goal as Ferns St. Aidans saw off the Oylegate-Glenbrien challenge in this opening round Pettitt’s Senior Hurling Championship tie in St. Patrick’s Park on Tuesday evening.
Morris scored three good points but was even more notable in how he was at the heart of almost all good things Ferns did, popping up at different times in positions all over the field. Meanwhile, Doyle’s goal came in the first minute of the second half, extending the Ferns advantage to four points from an interval lead of just 0-8 to 0-7, and really setting them on the way to victory.
Oylegate-Glenbrien had to field without Shane Reck due to a positive Covid diagnosis, with Peter Rowley filling in for him at midfield. Brother Damien performed well from his centre-back position though, while up front, they had enough firepower to stay in touch for much of the game. Jamie Reck had perhaps the pick of their opening period scores with a sharp point on ten minutes, while up front, Podge Doran had a right old battle with his marker Niall Murphy all evening long, but finally got the better of him in first half injury time to shoot a good point.
Truthfully though, the Ferns men always had the edge, and they created four clearcut goal chances in that first half, while Oylegate-Glenbrien failed to create any. Doyle was at the heart of two of them in the space of two minutes. The first saw his ground shot saved and then him being bundled over as he chased in the rebound. His come-uppance was even more unceremonious the second time round, as his run towards goal was halted by a nasty chop which saw a yellow card being brandished to an Oylegate-Glenbrien defender – who, incidentally, many felt was not the man actually at fault.
Doyle finally got his reward just after the break when a good ball from Jonny Dwyer found him in space on the left wing, and he raced through to plant the ball in the net. Ferns followed up over the next ten minutes with three points from Ian Byrne placed balls (two frees, one ‘65’), but Oylegate-Glenbrien stayed in touch, thanks to points from Séamus Casey (free), substitute Barry Dunne (two – one from play, one ‘65’), and a good long-range effort from Jack Reck, so that the goal was all that separated the sides on the three-quarter hour mark (1-11 to 0-11).
Ferns finished by far the stronger though, scoring six points in the remainder of the game, and keeping their opponents scoreless. Two of those six were trademark flamboyant scores from substitute Brendan Jordan, and overall, they were good value for their victory, with the only sour note for them coming when Eoin Murphy was dismissed on a second yellow card after 55 minutes.
The game was preceded by a minute’s silence in memory of the late Tom Guinan, a great Ferns clubman who was laid to rest on the day before the game. He would have been proud of their performance.

Ferns St. Aidans: James Lawlor; Patrick Breen, Niall Murphy, Declan Byrne; Ryan Nolan (0-1), Eoin Murphy, Ciarán Roberts; Tommy Dwyer, Rory Scallan; Jonny Dwyer (0-1), Ian Byrne (0-8, 7f, 1 ’65’), Chris Turner; Corey Byrne Dunbar (0-2), Paul Morris (0-3), Diarmuid Doyle (1-1). Subs: Brendan Jordan (0-2) for J. Dwyer (41 mins); James Tonks for N. Murphy (temp., 44-46 mins); Christopher O’Connor for Doyle (47 mins); James Tonks for T. Dwyer (54 mins); Conor Scallan for Turner (58 mins).
Oylegate-Glenbrien: Aaron Duggan; Tomás Cosgrave, Mick Heffernan, Paidí Casey; Ciarán Hourihane, Damien Reck, Mike Kelly; Peter Rowley, Mark Kavanagh; Jim White (0-1), Séamus Casey (0-2), Jack Reck (0-1); Jamie Reck (0-2), Podge Doran (0-1), Fergal Doran (0-2). Subs: Barry Dunne (0-2, 1 ‘65’) for Kavanagh (37 mins); Evan Kelly for Rowley (inj., 49 mins).
 
July 3: Ferns St. Aidans 2-16, Rapparees 1-16
FERNS ST. Aidans announced themselves as live contenders for the Pettitt’s Senior hurling championship when they defeated Rapparees by 2-16 to 1-16 in Sunday’s keenly-contested second round Group B tussle at a packed Páirc Uí Shíochaín, Gorey.
They looked in considerable peril at half-time, trailing by 1-10 to 0-5 after Kevin Foley pulled home the rebound from Ryan Mahon’s penalty a minute into injury time.
But it’s no exaggeration to say that Ferns dominated proceedings thereafter, with the central spine of Niall and Eoin Murphy thundering into the game along with influential substitute James Tonks.
And special mention must go to wing-back Ciarán Roberts who, despite giving a few inches to Nick Doyle in height, completely nullified him from general play.
The second-half performance must be of some concern to the defending champions. They will need to produce the goods over the hour if they want to defend their crown, and they must be disappointed with the overall return from their forwards, with Foley and Ricky Fox the only two from the starting sextet to find the target.
Fox only needed 15 seconds to open the scoring, with Ryan Mahon adding two frees as Rapparees quietly built a 0-3 to nil lead after eight minutes.
Ian Byrne was a rock-steady presence over frees for Ferns all evening, and he knocked over his first after eleven minutes, only for Mahon to respond with a similar score after a questionable steps call against Ferns.
Jack Kelly struck over a wonderful point soon after to make it 0-5 to 0-1, and that was the first of four points from Rapparees’ half-back line in the first-half alone.
His defensive colleagues James Peare and Ben Edwards followed suit, with Foley also driving over from a tight angle as their lead stretched to 0-8 to 0-2.
Kelly and Fox traded points with Byrne and Chris Turner before Foley was fouled in the square for a penalty. Mahon had his attempt well saved by James Lawlor, but Foley was on hand to sweep the loose ball to the net.
Ferns responded with the first three points after the break, including one from Tonks after some good work from Niall Murphy.
Ryan Mahon struck back with a free to make it 1-11 to 0-8, but change was in the air as Byrne followed with two frees after a foul on Diarmuid Doyle and a throw from Nick Doyle.
Mahon found himself in an ocean of space to float over his first from play, but goalkeeper James Lawlor soon got his name on the scoresheet with an effort from distance.
Mahon hit his second point to make it 1-13 to 0-12, but momentum shifted towards Ferns when Byrne fetched a hopeful ball and was fouled in the square.
He buried the subsequent penalty and also followed up with a point to level proceedings with nine minutes to go.
Foley gave the Rapps the lead one last time, but Ferns finished in style as Roberts and Byrne (free) found the range before substitute Christopher ‘Bitzy’ O’Connor beat goalkeeper Anthony Larkin to the dropping ball for the game-clinching goal.
They faced almost six minutes of injury time to hang on, with Mahon knocking over another free, only for county star Paul Morris to seal the contest with his sole score.
Up next for Rapparees is a tough game versus Shelmaliers on Friday, while Ferns take on win-less Rathnure.

Ferns St. Aidans: James Lawlor (0-1); Declan Byrne (capt.), Niall Murphy, Ryan Nolan; Patrick Breen, Eoin Murphy, Ciarán Roberts (0-1); Tommy Dwyer, Rory Scallan; Corey Byrne-Dunbar, Chris Turner (0-1), Jonny Dwyer; Paul Morris (0-1), Diarmuid Doyle, Ian Byrne (1-11, 0-8 frees, 1-0 pen.). Subs. - Christopher O’Connor (1-0) for J. Dwyer (HT), James Tonks (0-1) for Nolan (HT), Benny Jordan for T. Dwyer (50).
Rapparees: Anthony Larkin; Anthony Roche, Liam Ryan, Dillon Redmond; James Peare (0-1), Ben Edwards (0-1), Jack Kelly (0-2); Ryan Mahon (0-8, 6 frees), Alan Tobin; Ricky Fox (0-2), Kevin Foley (capt., 1-2), Nick Doyle; Lenny Connolly, Oisín Pepper, Tommy Foley. Subs. - Darragh Pepper for O. Pepper (45), Dylan McVeigh for Tobin (45), Óran Carty for Fox (57).
Referee: Niall McDonald (Crossabeg-Ballymurn).
 
July 9: Ferns St. Aidans 2-25, Rathnure St. Anne’s 2-19
COREY BYRNE-DUNBAR punctuated Saturday’s clash with the pivotal goals which swept Ferns St. Aidans to a fifth successive quarter-final as they completed a third victory on the bounce when thwarting battling Rathnure in this third round Pettitt’s Senior hurling championship Group B clash in O’Kennedy Park, New Ross.
Successive defeats placed added importance on the result from a Rathnure perspective and, after a slow start, Mick O’Leary’s charges got themselves right in the mix, transforming a 0-5 to 0-1 deficit into a 0-10 to 0-9 lead before being stung by teenager Byrne-Dunbar’s first goal.
And just after Michael Redmond brought Rathnure back within 1-16 to 1-13 when netting on 39 minutes, Byrne-Dunbar was threaded through by Rory Scallan to power home and leave Pat Bennett’s men soaring towards maintaining their involvement in the business end of the campaign ever since having visited the relegation decider in 2017.
Rathnure, meanwhile, simply must beat Oylegate-Glenbrien next weekend in an increasingly important fixture for both sides. Rathnure face Shelmaliers in the closing round and Oylegate-Glenbrien are up against Rapparees as they both fight with Shelmaliers to try to make the cut.
The black and ambers’ designs on a first championship success over Ferns in six attempts – stretching back to a round four meeting in 2012 – seemed to be unfurling after seven minutes as Ferns raced 0-5 to 0-1 clear with the aid of pairs from both Byrne-Dunbar and Paul Morris.
Rathnure had changed things up a bit to try to make things happen, including placing regular full-back Eoin Boggan at centre-forward.
And they eventually caught fire to transform matters by 0-8 to 0-7 after 18 minutes, with Boggan hitting the lead score after the Redmond brothers, Jack (four) and Michael (two), had spearheaded their surge.
The plot thickened though as despite Ferns regaining control by 0-9 to 0-8 through Diarmuid Doyle and Conor Scallan, Rathnure got back in front by 0-10 to 0-9 after 22 minutes with a quick brace from Shane Lawlor.
However, Ferns netted for a lead three minutes later which they wouldn’t lose. A turnover around midfield led to Jonny Dwyer finding Paul Morris whose delivery broke inside where Byrne-Dunbar peeled away from his marker to find the dressing-room end net, and a couple of Ian Byrne frees and one from play by Dwyer contributed towards a 1-12 to 0-11 surge at half-time.
Rathnure regained composure to get themselves right in the mix at 1-16 to 1-13 on 39 minutes when Ciarán O’Connor delivered a cross which substitute Seán O’Connor scooped up as Michael Redmond darted through for a morale-boosting goal.
However, and crucially, Ferns boasted the far superior scoring quality, and they immediately struck back with points from Paul Morris and Byrne-Dunbar before the latter was sent haring through the centre as Rory Scallan handpassed inside.
Byrne-Dunbar gathered in space on the edge of the ‘D’ before arrowing a clinical finish that left a sobering sense overwhelming the fixture (2-18 to 1-13).
Rathnure clearly didn’t see it that way as they tried to somehow salvage things, and Shane Lawlor forced a smart save from his namesake between the Ferns sticks, James, when the gap was standing at 2-20 to 1-16 entering the last ten minutes of normal-time.
Lawlor returned with some vengeance on 59 minutes when cutting in from the right and seeing his initial attempt parried. Seán O’Connor let rip on the breaking ball which was blocked before Lawlor tucked home to close to within 2-23 to 2-18.
And with four minutes of added-time still to go, Rathnure couldn’t exactly be ruled out. However, Ferns St. Aidans simply had the required response whenever needed as the 2013 finalists continue to warm nicely into this 2022 chase.

Ferns St. Aidans: James Lawlor; James Tonks, Niall Murphy, Declan Byrne; Patrick Breen, Eoin Murphy, Conor Scallan (0-1); Tommy Dwyer, Rory Scallan; Chris Turner (0-2), Paul Morris (0-4), Jonny Dwyer (0-3); Corey Byrne-Dunbar (2-6), Ian Byrne (0-6, 5 frees, 1 ’65), Diarmuid Doyle (0-2). Subs. – Christopher O’Connor (0-1) for Doyle (HT), Benny Jordan for T. Dwyer (43), Ciarán Roberts for C. Scallan (43), Ryan Nolan for Tonks (46), Doyle for O’Connor, inj. (54).
Rathnure: Dermot Flynn; Ciarán Doyle-Maher, Stephen Martin, Paddy Whiteley; Aidan Redmond, A.J. Redmond (0-1 ’65), Eoin Higgins; Micheál O’Connor, Eamon Wickham; Shane Lawlor (1-2), Eoin Boggan (0-1), Ciarán O’Connor; Owen Lennon, Michael Redmond (1-4), Jack Redmond (0-10, 3 frees). Subs. – Seán O’Connor for Lennon, inj. (24), James Tobin for Boggan (43), Conor Somers for M. Redmond (49), Michael Martin (0-1) for Doyle-Maher (55).
Referee: Seán Whelan (St. Martin’s).
 
July 17: Shelmaliers 1-27, Ferns St. Aidans 3-15
Shelmaliers recovered from gifting Ferns St. Aidans a couple of particularly preventable goals to haul themselves to a precious victory in Sunday’s fourth round Pettitt’s Senior hurling championship Group B showdown in sizzling Bellefield.
A third successive defeat would have left two-time champions Shelmaliers under severe pressure to make the cut with Rathnure to come next weekend.
But Vinny Parker’s charges brought their greater will to the exchanges as they out-hurled a Ferns collective which wasn’t quite humming as they had done in the course of sweeping to three straight victories and qualification.
Yet, Ferns were right in the mix for a long way largely owing to some charitable Shelmaliers defending which provided the Gorey District contenders with their second and third goals.
Shelmaliers actually posed the earliest goal danger, with James Cash forcing a ‘65 which Paul Hearne pointed after three minutes in the course of clawing their way to a 0-5 to 0-3 advantage.
Joe Kelly forced another smart save from Ferns netminder James Lawlor, with Hearne making it a double-scores margin from the resultant ‘65 in the eleventh minute.
But Shelmaliers were rocked when the puck-out translated into a route-one goal, as Diarmuid Doyle gathered and lashed a stinger which struck off the ‘keeper’s body onto the right upright before pinging in across the goal-line to level at 1-3 to 0-6.
Shelmaliers were demonstrating the greater urgency as they bounced back into a 0-10 to 1-3 lead courtesy of Joe Kelly, Paul Hearne (two frees) and Ross Banville.
However, despite such fine work in the sapping conditions, the black and ambers were stung again when Corey Byrne-Dunbar fed Benny Jordan in the right corner, from where the latter worked enough space to deliver a cross that Diarmuid Doyle banged home after ghosting in at the far post to cut the gap to 0-10 to 2-3.
And the sides shared the next six points before Ferns cheered the most gift-wrapped of goals – with the Shelmaliers’ ‘keeper going out to the left of his goal to seek out a pass from the opposite corner, only for the poorly measured delivery to be latched upon by Ian Byrne as he nabbed a 3-6 to 0-13 transformation after 25 minutes.
Shelmaliers merit credit for never allowing such sucker-punches to deflate them, and they eventually balanced matters on 1-15 to 3-9 at half-time when Conor Hearne made no mistake as he was sent through by Seán Keane-Carroll to bag the equalising goal.
Paul Hearne (free) and Ross Banville helped Shelmaliers edge ahead by 1-17 to 3-10 on the resumption before Ian Byrne’s third of the half for Ferns (his second free on the trot) had them shading it by 3-12 to 1-17 after 42 minutes.
Then came the decisive surge, with five Shelmaliers scores without interruption from Eoin Doyle, Simon Donohoe (two), Joe Kelly and Paul Hearne shifting the pendulum back towards a vital black and amber victory (1-22 to 3-12).
Corey Byrne-Dunbar with his first after being picked out from a free by substitute Tommy Dwyer, and two more Ian Byrne submissions (one free), kept Ferns in with a shout after 59 minutes (1-23 to 3-15).
But a fourth score from ever-adventurous defender Simon Donohoe – and he used such liberty wisely here – together with frees from Joe Kelly and Paul Hearne helped safeguard a crucial victory as Shelmaliers keep themselves in the frame to make it a sixth campaign on the trot to make the business-end of the hurling chase.

Ferns St. Aidans: James Lawlor; Patrick Breen (0-1), Niall Murphy (capt.), Conor Scallan; James Tonks, Eoin Murphy, Ciarán Roberts; Rory Scallan, Benny Jordan (0-2); Ian Byrne (1-10, 6 frees, 1 ‘65), Chris Turner (0-1), Corey Byrne-Dunbar (0-1); Paul Morris, Diarmuid Doyle (2-0), Jonny Dwyer. Subs. – Ryan Nolan for Morris, inj. (HT), Tommy Dwyer for J. Dwyer (51), John Breen for Byrne-Dunbar (59).
Shelmaliers: Adam Howlin; Aidan Cash (0-1), Brian Malone, Jody Donohoe; Glen Malone, Simon Donohoe (0-5), Eoin Doyle (0-1); Conor Hearne (1-1), Ciarán O’Shaughnessy; Seán Keane-Carroll, Aaron Murphy, James Cash; Ross Banville (0-4), Joe Kelly (0-6, 1 free), Paul Hearne (0-9, 4 frees, 2 ‘65s). Subs. – Dylan O’Neill for J. Cash (39), Cian Doyle for Murphy (57), Luke Roche for P. Hearne, inj. (60).
Referee: John O’Loughlin (Monageer-Boolavogue).
 
July 24: Ferns St. Aidans 3-16, St. Martin’s 2-19
ST. MARTIN’S and Ferns St. Aidans shared the spoils in an entertaining clash in Group B of the Pettitt’s Senior hurling championship in O’Kennedy Park, New Ross on Sunday.
With neither team guaranteed safe passage to the knockout stages before throw-in, the point apiece, along with other results going in favour of St. Martin’s, ensured that both sides made it safely through to the quarter-finals.
It’s hard to argue that a draw wasn’t the fair result in this tie. In general, the game ebbed and flowed and, like a boxing match, when one side would land a punch, the other would quickly retaliate and produce one of their own.
Ferns were far sharper out of the blocks and arguably could have made the St. Martin’s task almost insurmountable had they been slightly more clinical in the opening ten minutes.
Former county player Ian Byrne and the wily Benny Jordan got their points tally moving either side of a Ryan Nolan rocket off the crossbar as they dominated the early exchanges.
The fast start continued in the sixth minute. Byrne surprisingly fired his free low, only for it to be batted away, but he soon regained possession and made no mistake with his second effort, firing past Dylan Byrne in the St. Martin’s goal.
Byrne capped off an impressive opening ten minutes with another point to push Ferns into a 1-3 to nil lead.
St. Martin’s gradually kicked into gear and found some rhythm after their opening score in the eleventh minute through Jack O’Connor.
They followed up with five more points in just six minutes. Joe Barrett, David Codd and Jack Devereux all found the target, while the reliable Joe Coleman pointed twice from dead balls.
Jonny Dwyer had scored for Ferns during this mini Martin’s renaissance, and it was soon their turn to have another spell of supremacy. A Byrne double and a Diarmuid Doyle single extended their lead back to four by the 28th minute (1-7 to 0-6).
Importantly, St. Martin’s closed out the half well. Coleman, O’Connor and Kyle Firman added points in the final moments to reduce the deficit again.
Whatever was said at half-time worked a treat for the Piercestown and Murrintown outfit. Mikey Coleman had the ball in the net just 15 seconds after the restart after a great turn and run.
Coleman, Luke Kavanagh and O’Connor fired over soon after to turn the tie on its head (1-12 to 1-8).
As quickly as they went behind, Ferns brought it back level. Byrne capitalised on a parried shot from Doyle to pull into the net before Doyle himself pointed moments later.
Goals continued to fly in. Kyle Firman finished into the bottom left having been fed by Mikey Coleman, and Joe Coleman and Jack O’Connor pointed either side of this goal to give St. Martin’s another sizeable cushion (2-14 to 2-9).
It was at this point that the leaders looked to have settled into a comfortable advantage. They exchanged a few points with Ferns but tried to keep them at arm’s length.
Joe Coleman and Kyle Firman kept St. Martin’s ticking over, but bit by bit Byrne began to reel them back in with a fine display of sharpshooting.
The lead eventually changed hands again with six minutes left to play, when substitute Christopher O’Connor pulled into the net after a fantastic John Breen catch (3-15 to 2-16).
St. Martin’s dug in and scored three in a row through Zac and Kyle Firman along with Joe Coleman, only to be denied victory with the last puck of the game from Ferns talisman Byrne.
St. Martin’s will face neighbours St. Anne’s on Saturday at 5 p.m. while Ferns St. Aidans will meet Glynn-Barntown on Monday at the same time, with both quarter-finals in Chadwicks Wexford Park.

Ferns St. Aidans: James Lawlor; Conor Scallan, Niall Murphy, Declan Byrne; Patrick Breen, Eoin Murphy, James Tonks; Ciarán Roberts, Rory Scallan; Chris Turner, Ian Byrne (2-9, 0-6 frees), Jonny Dwyer (0-1); Diarmuid Doyle (0-3), Ryan Nolan, Benny Jordan (0-2). Subs. - Christopher O’Connor (1-1) for Roberts (41), John Breen for Doyle (43).
St. Martin’s: Dylan Byrne; Joe Barrett (0-1), Patrick O’Connor, Philip Dempsey; Diarmuid O’Leary, Conor Firman, Jake Firman; Mark Maloney, Luke Kavanagh (0-1); David Codd (0-1), Jack O’Connor (0-4), Mikey Coleman (1-0); Jack Devereux (0-1), Kyle Firman (1-3), Joe Coleman (0-7, 5 frees). Subs. - Zac Firman (0-1) for M. Coleman (52), Daithí Waters for Devereux (54).
Referee: Dan Crosby (Kilmore).

August 1, quarter-final: Ferns St. Aidans 2-18, Glynn-Barntown 1-14
THE ONLY team to beat Rapparees in the current campaign will get another crack at them in the semi-final after Ferns St. Aidan’s turned in a very solid performance to end Glynn-Barntown’s interest in the Pettitt’s Senior hurling championship by a seven-point margin as the rain teemed down in Chadwicks Wexford Park on Monday.
In the process they overturned last season’s one-goal group stage loss to the Wexford District side in a fractious tie at the same venue, and their success was certainly fully merited on this occasion.
They had left themselves with the best possible chance when they went in at half-time with a slender 1-8 to 0-10 advantage after facing the elements first.
And while they caused some anxious moments for their supporters by striking six of their ten wides in the third quarter, the introduction of skilful veteran Benny Jordan settled the team as he rifled over three sweet points and daylight finally appeared between the sides.
It was clear that dogged hard work would get the job done in a truly miserable setting weather-wise, and the Ferns men approached that task with relish as they now bid to atone for last year’s quarter-final exit to the Rapps.
Paul Morris looked like he was going to completely dominate in the early stages, scoring two of the first five Ferns points as well as having a direct hand in the other three.
And although his influence gradually faded, the most consistent performers for the winners were smack bang in the middle of their defence.
The forceful Eoin Murphy attacked the greasy ball with a welcome relish from centre-back, and most of what went in over his head to the full-forward line was dealt with in an equally capable manner by the impressive Niall Murphy who was very strong in the tackle.
Glynn-Barntown’s bid to reach a third semi-final on the trot was given a lifeline when Rowan White appeared to get his stick to a head-high John Leacy free that zipped in around the danger zone in the 57th minute, reducing the deficit they faced to 1-16 to 1-13.
Ian Byrne went on to put his body in the way of a Craig Doyle shot at the Clonard end, and his next involvement saw him earn and convert a free that left four between them and leave Ferns within touching distance of progress.
They had been the better team without a shadow of doubt, and the outcome was finally put to bed at the start of the three additional minutes when a point-scoring effort from Tommy Dwyer dropped short but ended up in the net via Mark Fanning’s fingertips.
Paul Morris had joined Ian Byrne and Ryan Nolan in the full-forward line from the off, and he got off the mark after a mere eleven seconds following Rory Scallan’s delivery.
Gary Moore levelled from distance before Matt Doyle put Glynn-Barntown in front, but a Morris handpass set up the accurate Jonny Dwyer for a fifth-minute equaliser.
Rowan White and Moore stretched the wind-aided Glynn-Barntown’s advantage to two, but another Morris assist led to a Corey Byrne-Dunbar point from the right flank before Ferns created a clearcut goalscoring chance.
Chris Turner popped a pass inside to the inrushing Rory Scallan who bore down on Mark Fanning, but the county netminder showed why he has held that position for so long with a top-class save.
It didn’t deter Ferns all the same, as Ian Byrne was fouled after gathering a Paul Morris cross and sent over the free for the equaliser.
Morris made it 0-5 to 0-4 in the twelfth minute and, after being marked at the outset by Brendan Doyle, the Glynn-Barntown mentors reacted to his threat by bringing captain and county colleague David Clarke back from midfield in a bid to keep him quiet.
A heavy knock late in the first-half restricted the influence of Morris on the remainder of the game, but he more than played his part with that outstanding opening quarter display.
Two John Leacy points, the second from a free after a cynical but necessary foul from a Ferns point of view on the goal-bound Rowan White, edged Glynn-Barntown ahead, but it was shortlived.
Their goal was breached in the 17th minute when Ryan Nolan lifted his head and sent a sweet pass from left to right to the unmarked Jonny Dwyer, who had the time and the necessary composure to crash a shot beyond Fanning (1-5 to 0-6).
Fanning (free) and Michael Doyle ensured parity once again before Ian Byrne fired over two more frees.
And Ferns went on to lead by 1-8 to 0-10 at half-time after Conor Scallan came forward to avail of a Chris Turner pass into space in between Glynn-Barntown points from Matt and Thomas Doyle.
Ferns may have added the first two points on the restart via Jonny Dwyer and a Byrne free, but they also kept Glynn-Barntown in the game with a series of missed opportunities and poor shot selection.
Brendan Doyle pulled a point back to leave two in it (1-10 to 0-11), just as Ferns sent for one of their most experienced players in Benny Jordan to provide some fresh legs and a little bit of his customary cuteness.
And he certainly didn’t disappoint, intercepting a Glynn-Barntown puck-out to arrow over the first of those three points in the 40th minute.
Gary Moore hit back, and it was still too close for comfort from a Ferns viewpoint after another exchange between free-takers Byrne and Leacy midway through the half (1-12 to 0-13).
Significantly, the Gorey District side struck four points without reply between the 49th and 56th minutes, and it was no surprise that Jordan should set the example with a glorious score from under the stand after a Niall Murphy handpass.
James Lawlor was called upon to make a smart save to foil Rowan White before half-time substitute Diarmuid Doyle split the posts with a classy over-the-shoulder effort.
Ian Byrne then pointed via the crossbar with a looping shot that at one stage appared to be going wide before Jordan completed his hat-trick, popping up on the opposite left wing this time to finish off a Tommy Dwyer pass.
Those scores were precious as they still left Ferns in the driving seat despite conceding that late goal.
And while their own second green flag can be attributed to the slippery ball rather than any ingenuity on their own part, it did emphasise a superiority that was clear on such a tough evening for hurling.

Ferns St. Aidan’s: James Lawlor; Conor Scallan (0-1), Niall Murphy, Declan Byrne (capt.); Patrick Breen, Eoin Murphy, James Tonks; Tommy Dwyer (1-0), Rory Scallan; Chris Turner, Corey Byrne-Dunbar (0-1), Jonny Dwyer (1-2); Ryan Nolan, Ian Byrne (0-7, 6 frees), Paul Morris (0-2). Subs. – Diarmuid Doyle (0-1) for Turner (HT), Benny Jordan (0-3) for J. Dwyer (38), Ciarán Roberts for D. Byrne (47), Christopher O’Connor (0-1) for Nolan (48), John Breen for Morris (57).
Glynn-Barntown: Mark Fanning (0-1 free); Brendan Doyle (0-1), Michael O’Regan, Pádraig Donnelly; Darragh Carley, Ger Dempsey, Thomas Doyle (0-1); David Clarke (capt.), Craig Doyle; Matt Doyle (0-2), Michael Doyle (0-1), Rowan White (1-1); John Leacy (0-4, 3 frees), Gary Moore (0-3, 1 line ball), Matthew Joyce. Subs. – Fionn Cooney for Carley (41), Shane Wilde for Michael Doyle (49), Daragh Murphy for Joyce (55), Cormac Cooney for Matt Doyle (60).
Referee: Eamonn Furlong (Rapparees).
 

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