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Mayo Junior Football Championship
The Mayo Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Mayo GAA clubs. Islandeady are the title holders (2022) defeating Cill Chomáin in the Final. Honours The trophy presented to the winners is the McDonnell Cup. The winners of the Mayo Junior Championship qualify to represent their county in the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship. They often do well there, with the likes of Kilmeena (January 2022, following 2021 Mayo JFC win), Kilmaine (2019), Louisburgh (2016) and Ardnaree Sarsfields (2015) among the clubs from Mayo to win at least one Connacht Championship after winning the Mayo Junior Football Championship. Former Mayo manager John Maughan was in charge of Lahardane when they won the 2017 Mayo JFC for the first time and then followed it up with a Connacht title, also in 2017. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship. In 2022, Kilmeena became the first club from Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Connaught Telegraph
''The Connaught Telegraph'' is a weekly local newspaper published in Castlebar, County Mayo County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the Taxus baccata, yew trees") is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Conn ... in Ireland. The paper is in compact format (six columns), and published every Tuesday. Frederick Cavendish founded ''The Connaught Telegraph'' or ''Mayo Telegraph'' as it was originally named, on 17 March 1828, and used it as an organ to help fight the battles of the lower classes. He swiftly established a reputation as a man of authority and strong opinions, and demonstrated how powerful the press could be in the long and arduous struggle to achieve Home Rule for Ireland. As editor, Cavendish earned a reputation as a man to be respected. When setting up the newspaper, he incorporated it into the titles of other local publications. As a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swinford GAA
Swinford GAA ( ga, C.L.G. Beal Atha Na Muice) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Swinford, County Mayo. They play in Mayo Intermediate Football Championship and belong to the East Division. History Originally there were three clubs in Swinford area, "The Commercials", "The Sextons" and then also "The Young Ireland". There is no evidence about the foundation of a unique club, but Swinford contested the Mayo final, the first and only one, in 1889, when they lost against Ballina Stephenites GAA. The club has never won a major football trophy, neither a county title. They won a Mayo hurling trophy in 1956. Swinford has been more successful with minor teams, collecting a Junior Final in 1949 and a Minor Title in 1951. Honours * Mayo Senior Hurling Championship: 1956 * Mayo Senior Football Championship: Runners-Up 1899 * Mayo Junior Football Championship The Mayo Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Mayo GAA clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westport GAA
Westport GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland. The club fields teams in both Gaelic football and hurling. History Achievements * Mayo Senior Football Championship Winners 2022 Runners-Up 1905, 1907, 1912, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1942, 1991 *All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship Winners 2017 * Mayo Senior Hurling Championship Winners 1962, 1964, 1969, 1970 * Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship Winners 2016 * Mayo Intermediate Football Championship Winners 2009, 2016 * Mayo Junior Football Championship Winners 1937, 1941, 1970 * Mayo Under 21 Football Championship Winners 2017 * Mayo Minor Football Championship Winners 2018 * Mayo Junior B Football Championship Winners 2018 * Mayo Intermediate Ladies Football Championship Winners 2018 Notable players *Kevin Keane *Lee Keegan Lee Keegan (born 25 October 1989) is a Gaelic footballer who plays as a defender for Westport and, formerly, for the Mayo county ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiltane GAA
Kiltane GAA (''CLG Cill tSéadhna'') is a Gaelic football club located in Bangor Erris, County Mayo. The club existed under the name St. Patrick's from 1962 until 1971. Honours * All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship: Runner-Up 2014 * Mayo Intermediate Football Championship 1973, 2013 * Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship 2013 * Mayo Senior Football League Division 1 Championship 1992 * Mayo Senior Global Windows League Championship 1992 * Mayo Junior Football Championship 1972 Notable players * Tommy Conroy * Johnny Carey John Joseph Carey (23 February 1919 – 22 August 1995) was an Irish professional footballer and manager. As a player, Carey spent most of his career at Manchester United, where he was team captain from 1946 until he retired as a player in 1953 ... References External linksClub Website Gaelic football clubs in County Mayo Gaelic games clubs in County Mayo {{Connacht-GAA-club-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonniconlon GAA
Bonniconlon GAA ( ga, CLG Muine Chonnalláin) is a Gaelic football club located in the north County Mayo, Ireland. Based in the village of Bonniconlon, the club participates in competitions organised by the Mayo GAA county board. Honours * Mayo Intermediate Football Championship The Mayo Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by mid-tier (17-32) Mayo GAA clubs. Ballyhaunis are the title holders (2022) defeating Kilmeena in the Final. Honours The winning club competes in t ... (2): 1986, 1997 * Mayo Junior Football Championship (1): 1978 * North Mayo Junior Football Championship (1): 1978 References Gaelic football clubs in County Mayo Gaelic games clubs in County Mayo {{Connacht-GAA-club-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CLG Thuar Mhic Éadaigh
CLG Thuar Mhic Éadaigh is a Gaeltacht, Gaelic football club located in the village of Toormakeady, Tourmakeady, in south west of County Mayo. CLG Thuar Mhic Éadaigh hosted the Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta in June o2017 The club has two pitches, a stand, club house, state of the art sports hall facility – known as the Ionad Spóirt, skills wall, GAA Handball, handball alley and will have an AstroTurf, astroturf pitch soon. The club plays in west Mayo for competition purposes. Honours * Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship 2006 * Connacht Junior Club Football Championship: 1998 * Mayo Intermediate Football Championship: 1982, 2006, 2010 * Mayo Junior Football Championship: 1979, 1998 * Mayo Senior Ladies Football Championship: 1982 * Mayo Intermediate Ladies Football Championship: 2001 * Mayo Junior Ladies Football Championship: 1994, 2010 * Mayo U13 Championship Division 3, 2022 References External linksClub Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belmullet GAA
Belmullet GAA ''Irish: CLG Béal an Mhuirthead'' is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Belmullet, County Mayo, Ireland. Achievements * All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship Runners-Up 2002 * Connacht Junior Club Football Championship Winners 2002 * Mayo Senior Football Championship Runners-Up 1945, 1981, 2021 * Mayo Intermediate Football Championship Winners 1974, 2018 * Mayo Junior Football Championship Winners 2001 * Mayo Senior Hurling Championship Winners 1957 * Craobh Uile éireann Comórtas Peile na Gaeltacht 2006, 2010 Notable players * Billy Joe Padden * Willie Joe Padden (2 Time All Star Winner in 1985 and 1989) * Chris Barrett (All Star Winner in 2017) * Ryan O’Donoghue * Ronan Murray (former EFL footballer for Ipswich Town, League of Ireland winner with Dundalk Dundalk ( ; ga, Dún Dealgan ), meaning "the fort of Dealgan", is the county town (the administrative centre) of County Louth, Ireland. The town is on the Castletown River, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crossmolina Deel Rovers
Crossmolina Deel Rovers is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Crossmolina, County Mayo, Ireland. The club fields Gaelic football teams in competitions organized by the Mayo GAA county board. History Crossmolina Dr Crokes GAA was affiliated with the Mayo GAA county board in 1887. In 1906, the name was changed to Deel Rovers. The name of the ground is called St Tiernan's Park. Tommy Jordan led the club to the 2000–01 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. Michael Moore and Padraic Syron were selectors and Jarlath Cunningham trained the team. Achievements * All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship Winners 2001 Runners-Up 2003 * Connacht Senior Club Football Championship Winners 1999, 2000, 2002 * Mayo Senior Football Championship Winners 1949, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006 Runners-Up 1948, 1956, 1957, 1963, 1986, 1988, 1998, 2003 * Mayo Junior Football Championship Winners 1926, 1931, 1947, 1955, 1962, 1975, 2006 * Mayo Intermediate Football Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achill GFC
Achill GFC is a Gaelic football club which represents Achill Island and the Currane The Corraun Peninsula, also spelt Currane (Irish:''An Corrán'' ), is a peninsula in County Mayo, on the west coast of Ireland. It extends out from the mainland towards Achill Island. Thoroughfares on the peninsula include the Great Western Gr ... Peninsula. The club was founded in 1941. Although the area was not new to Gaelic games, there never existed a club as such to bring together the footballers of the numerous villages to play as one team and represent the parish itself. The Junior footballers contested their first ever West Mayo Championship in 1942 and not only did they win that, they also proceeded to capture the County title. They have recently announced that they will have won a Junior County title by 2024. Achievements * Mayo Junior Football Championship: (6) ** 1942, 1965, 1983, 1991, 1995, 2007 * West Mayo Junior Football Championship: (9) ** 1942, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1958, 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balla GAA
Balla GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Balla in County Mayo, Ireland. History The club was founded in 1921. Achievements * Mayo Senior Football Championship: Runners-Up 1983 * Mayo Intermediate Football Championship: Winners 2020 * Mayo Junior Football Championship: Winners 1980, 2018 Notable players * Ronan Golding * Pat Fallon * T. J. Kilgallon * Maurice Sheridan Maurice Sheridan (born 1974) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career at senior level with the Mayo county team lasted nine seasons from 1995 until 2003. Playing career Sheridan made his debut on the inter-cou ... * Matthew Flanagan * Val Roughneen * Peter fahey * Daniel Roche * Declan Flatley * Conor "The Butcher" Brennan * Mark "The Swan" Lally * Pat Murtagh * Deccy Flan * David "The Mortifier" Monaghan * Gerry ' the bull ' nyland * Conor Dunleavy * Conor Walsh * Gary McHale * Anto Dempsey * John lock the knees Ruane * Towbar Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castlebar Mitchels GAA
Castlebar Mitchels is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Castlebar area in County Mayo, Ireland. The club was founded in 1885 and is named after the nationalist John Mitchel (1815–1875). Though football is the club's dominant sport, hurling is also played. The club's name is a source of controversy, due to Mitchel's racism, advocacy of slavery and support for the Confederate States of America. Honours * All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship: Runner-Up 1994, 2014, 2016 * Connacht Senior Club Football Championship: 1969, 1993, 2013, 2015 * Mayo Senior Football Championship: (30 titles) 1888, 1903, 1930–1932, 1934, 1941–1942, 1944–1946, 1948, 1950–1954, 1956, 1959, 1962–1963, 1969, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1988, 1993, 2013 2015, 2016, 2017 * Mayo Senior Hurling Championship: Winners (2): 1952, 1955 (Runners-up 2019) Notable players * Tom Cunniffe * Paddy Durcan * Barry Moran * Neil Douglas * Richie Feeney * Patsy Flannelly * Henry Kenny * John Maughan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
