Strokestown Gaelic Athletic Association is a

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and

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club based in

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History

The Strokestown club was founded on 13 October 1881, three years before the

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itself. In 1889 the local

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, a J. Walpole, was expelled, and the club refounded as ''Strokestown

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's''. Other clubs known as ''St Patrick's'' and ''Erin Go Breá'' were also founded. They were later unified under the St Patrick's name, and won eight county titles between 1912 and 1933. A ladies' team was founded in 1976. They did not win the county title again until 1992. They won it for a tenth time in 2002, advancing that year to the final of the

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where they were beaten by

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. The club crest was adopted in 2002 and depicts the "Bawn Gates" of

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. Strokestown also reached the final of the 2010

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. Their traditional local rivals are

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, although Clann na nGael have also been rivals in recent years.

Honours

Roscommon Senior Football Championship The Roscommon Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in County Roscommon. The winners of the Roscommon Championship receive the Fahey Cup and qualify to represent ...

(11): 1912, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1922, 1926, 1928, 1933, 1992, 2002, 2022 *Roscommon Intermediate Football Championship (3): 1977, 2000, 2010 *Roscommon Junior Football Championship (5): 1949, 1961, 1971, 1999, 2001 *Roscommon Minor Football Championship (5): 1953, 1954, 1955, 1990,2012

References

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