The Mayo County Board of the

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(GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Maigh Eo) or Mayo GAA is one of the 32

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s of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in

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 ...

and the Mayo county teams. The county football team was the second from the

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to win an

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(SFC), following

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, but the first to appear in the final. Mayo play in the

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. The team has won three

s; 1936, 1950, 1951 and has acquired a long-term record for reaching eleven All-Ireland SFC finals only to fall at the ultimate hurdle in 1989, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2020 and 2021. Mayo has won the greatest number of National Football League titles consecutively (six, from 1934 to 1939). Mayo was the longest serving team in Division 1 of the

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when

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in 2020, having played there since 1997. In 2021, Mayo gained

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, at the first attempt, back to Division 1 of the National League.

Governance

Hurling in Mayo is administered by the Mayo GAA Hurling Committee, which is a sub-committee of the Mayo GAA County Board.

Football

Clubs

Clubs contest the

Mayo Senior Football Championship The Mayo Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the ''Connacht Gold Mayo Senior Football Championship'') is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by the top Mayo GAA clubs. Westport are the title hol ...

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won the

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. Ballina Stephenites won the

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County team

The county team won its first

(SFC) in 1936, defeating

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. It won a second All-Ireland SFC in 1950, defeating

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. The team retained the All-Ireland SFC in 1951, defeating Meath in

. Mayo did not appear in another All-Ireland SFC final until 1989, losing to

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. Since 1989, the team has appeared in (and lost) All-Ireland SFC finals in 1996, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2012,

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, 2016 (drawn game and replay), 2017,

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and

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. Three of those were one-point losses: 2013, 2016 (replay) and 2017. Mayo scored 21 points to Dublin's nine in the 2016 drawn game but two of the scores were

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s by Mayo players. In 2020, Mayo conceded the fastest goal in the history of All-Ireland SFC finals, knocking more than twenty seconds off a record which had stood for 58 years. In the 2021 loss, Ryan O'Donoghue hit a penalty against the goalpost and numerous other goal chances were squandered. A curse is said to be upon the Mayo football team.

Hurling

Clubs

Although not a traditional hurling county, hurling is strong in certain parts of the county especially in the eastern region around

Ballyhaunis Ballyhaunis () is a town in County Mayo, Ireland. It is at the crossroads of the N60 and N83 National secondary roads and on the railway line linking Dublin to Westport and Ballina. It is thought that the town grew up around St Mary's Augus ...

and Tooreen. Mayo has four senior hurling clubs, each of which competes against the others annually for the TJ Tyrell

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. These four clubs are Tooreen,

, Castlebar Mitchels and Westport. Tooreen has the most titles, with 26. Ballyhaunis is the reigning senior champion club; it has six senior titles. Hurling at underage level is also expanding in Mayo, with ten clubs competing in underage leagues and championships in the county. As well as the four adult sides named above, four other underage clubs have formed in recent years. These clubs are Ballyvary, Moytura, Caiseal Gaels and Claremorris.

County team

The four senior clubs (see above) provide players for the Mayo senior hurling panel, which participates in the National Hurling League and the All-Ireland Christy Ring (Tier 2) Cup. The ten underage clubs (see above) provide players for the Mayo underage hurling development panels. Mayo has development panels at under-14, under-15, under-16 and minor age-groups, and competes in the All-Ireland 'B' competitions each year. The Mayo under-21 hurling team competes in the Connacht U-21B Hurling Championship each year alongside Leitrim,

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and

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. Mayo won the 2016 Nicky Rackard Cup, defeating Armagh by a scoreline of 2–16 to 1–15 at Croke Park.

Ladies' football

Camogie

Mayo contested the

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final of 1959, captained by Josie Ruane from Menulla. Na Brídeoga won the Coiste Chontae an Chláir Shield at

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in 2009, Parke (1983) and Ardagh (1988) had previously won divisional honours. The county hosted the 2007 Máire Ní Chinnéide Cup. Under Camogie's National Development Plan 2010–2015, "Our Game, Our Passion", Donegal,

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, Mayo and

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Club roll of honour (since 1951)

References

External links

Mayo GAA website

Mayo Club '51

Mayo
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National and provincial titles won by Mayo teams

''Green and Red'', Mayo GAA news, views and over a century of results

Club Mayo Dublin
{{GAA bodies Gaelic games governing bodies in Connacht Sport in County Mayo

Governance

Football

Clubs

County team

Hurling

Clubs

County team

Ladies' football

Camogie

Club roll of honour (since 1951)

Further reading

References

External links