Westport GAA is a
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ...
club located in
Westport, County Mayo
Westport (, historically anglicised as ''Cahernamart'') is a town in County Mayo in Ireland.Westport Before 1800 by Michael Kelly published in Cathair Na Mart 2019 It is at the south-east corner of Clew Bay, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on th ...
,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
. The club fields teams in both
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 ...
and
hurling
Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...
.
History
Achievements
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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 ...
Winners 2022 Runners-Up 1905, 1907, 1912, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1942, 1991
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All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship
The All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship is an annual gaelic football competition which began in 2003. The winners of the Intermediate Club Championship from each county enter the competition.
Finals by year
Winners by County
S ...
Winners 2017
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Mayo Senior Hurling Championship
The Mayo Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested since 1923 by the top Mayo GAA clubs.
Tooreen are the current (2022) title holders, defeating Ballyhaunis in the final.
Presently the competition has four teams: T ...
Winners 1962, 1964, 1969, 1970
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Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship
The Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition played between the Intermediate Championship winner from each county in Connacht. The winners compete for the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championshi ...
Winners 2016
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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 GAA, Ballyhaunis are the title holders (2022) defeating Kilmeena GAA, Kilmeena in the Final.
Honours ...
Winners 2009, 2016
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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 ...
Winners 1937, 1941, 1970
* Mayo Under 21 Football Championship Winners 2017
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Mayo Minor Football Championship Winners 2018
* Mayo Junior B Football Championship Winners 2018
* Mayo Intermediate Ladies Football Championship Winners 2018
Notable players
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Kevin Keane
Kevin Keane (born 1990) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Westport. He previously played for the Mayo county team.
He started at right corner-back in the 2012 All-Ireland SFC Final, which Mayo lost by four points to Donegal.
Keane wa ...
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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 team. Many regard Keegan as his county's greatest ever footballer. He is also the highest scoring defender of all ...
References
External links
Gaelic games clubs in County Mayo
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