Achill GFC is a

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

club which represents

Achill Island Achill Island (; ga, Acaill, Oileán Acla) in County Mayo is the largest of the Irish isles, and is situated off the west coast of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It has a population of 2,594. Its area is . Achill is attached to the mainland by ...

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, 1965, 1983, 1991, 1995 * Mayo Juvenile/Minor A Football Championship: (1) ** 1964

References

External sources

Achill GAA website
Achill Island Gaelic games clubs in County Mayo {{Connacht-GAA-club-stub