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2015 Mayo Senior Football Championship
The 2015 Mayo Senior Football Championship was the 114th edition of the Mayo GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Mayo, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams, with the winner going on to represent Mayo in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage. Ballintubber were the defending champions after they defeated Castlebar Mitchels in the previous years final, however they lost their crown at the Semi-Final stage, being defeated by Breaffy. This was Ballyhaunis' first return to the senior grade in over 20 years after claiming the Mayo Intermediate Football Championship title, 26 years after they won their last Intermediate crown in 1988. On 26 October 2015, Castlebar Mitchels claimed their 29th S.F.C. title when defeating Breaffy 4-10 to 0-9 in McHale Park. Shrule-Glencorrib were relegated to the Intermediate ranks for 2016 after 12 years as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 holders (2022) defeating Ballina Stephenites in the Final. Honours The trophy presented to the winners is the Paddy Moclair Cup, which was first presented for the 1971 final. The winners of the Mayo Senior Championship qualify to represent their county in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. History The inaugural winners of the Mayo Championship were Castlebar Mitchels 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 spor ... who won in 1888. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knockmore GAA
Knockmore GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club, based in Knockmore, County Mayo, Ireland. The club is a member of the Mayo GAA county board, and fields Gaelic football teams in competitions run by the board. The club was founded in 1960. Achievements * All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship Runners-Up 1997 * Connacht Senior Club Football Championship Winners 1973-74, 1992–93, 1996–97 * 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 1973, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2020, 2021 Notable player * Kevin McLoughlin References Gaelic games clubs in County Mayo Gaelic football clubs in County Mayo {{Connacht-GAA-club-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Mayo
County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the yew trees") is a county in Ireland. In the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority. The population was 137,231 at the 2022 census. The boundaries of the county, which was formed in 1585, reflect the Mac William Íochtar lordship at that time. Geography It is bounded on the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean; on the south by County Galway; on the east by County Roscommon; and on the northeast by County Sligo. Mayo is the third-largest of Ireland's 32 counties in area and 18th largest in terms of population. It is the second-largest of Connacht's five counties in both size and population. Mayo has of coastline, or approximately 21% of the total coastline of the State. It is one of three counties which claims to have the longest coastline in Ireland, alongside Cork and Donegal. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearse Park (Longford)
Pearse Park is a GAA stadium in Longford, County Longford, Republic of Ireland. It is the main grounds of Longford's Gaelic football and hurling teams. In 2012, the stadium was renamed Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, due to sponsorship with Glennon Brothers, a local timber firm. The ground originally had a capacity of 18,000, however in November 2011, this was cut to 8,000 for health and safety reasons. History The grounds were formerly named Longford Park. Longford first started playing at Longford Park in 1937. The ground was later renamed Pearse Park after Patrick Pearse who had been executed during the Easter Rising. On 4 June 2006, Dublin defeated Longford by two points at Pearse Park, the last time Dublin have played a Championship match away from Croke Park until they played Laois in Nowlan Park in 2016. Also in 2006, a new West Stand was built. However ten years later, it was discovered to be suffering from subsidence and would have to be demolished and rebuilt. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlestown Sarsfields GAA
Charlestown Sarsfields GAA ( ga, CLG Na Sairséalaigh, Baile Chathail) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Charlestown, County Mayo, Ireland.https://www.facebook.com/pages/Charlestown-Sarsfields-GAA/266623157804 Their most notable achievement was winning the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship in 2001. Tom Parsons is a notable current player, having won two Connacht titles with Mayo. Name It's known as Fr. O'Hara Park. Notable players * Tom Parsons * Aidan Higgins * David Tiernan *Colm Horkan Honours * Connacht Senior Club Football Championship (1): 2001 * 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 ... (3): 1902, 2001, 2009 References External links Official site Gaelic games clubs in County Mayo Gaelic football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garrymore GAA
Garrymore GAA ( ga, CLG An Gharraí Mór) is a Gaelic football club in Killeenrevagh, County Mayo, Ireland.https://www.facebook.com/GarrymoreGAA They won the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship in 1981. Notable players include Enda Varley and Noel Tierney (who also played with Milltown). After many years of success in the 70's and 80's Garrymore have become a well-known club in Connaught. Honours * All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship: ** Runner-Up 1982 * Connacht Senior Club Football Championship: 1 **1981 * Mayo Senior Football Championship: 6 ** 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982 Notable players * Enda Varley * Noel Tierney * Tony Corcoran Tony Corcoran is an Irish writer. He is the author of ''The Goodness of Guinness'', a book which examines the brewery's operation and the working lives of the thousands of Dublin people who depended on Guinness for their livelihood. He previo ... * Billy Fitzpatrick References External links Official s ... [...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] |
Ballinrobe GAA
Ballinrobe GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the town of Ballinrobe in south County Mayo, Ireland. The club participates in competitions organized by Mayo county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Achievements * 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 (3) 1973, 1976, 1977 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] |
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 Footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aghamore GAA
Aghamore GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in the parish of Aghamore, County Mayo in Ireland, focusing primarily on Gaelic football. The club competes at senior level in the Mayo Senior Football Championship. The club competes in Ladies' Gaelic football under the name of St. Mary's. Achievements * Mayo Senior Football Championship Runners-Up 1971, 1974, 1975 * Mayo Under-21 A Football Championship Winners 1981, 2015, 2016 Notable players * Brendan Harrison, 2016 All Star * Alan Freeman Alan Leslie Freeman, MBE (6 July 1927 – 27 November 2006), nicknamed "Fluff", was an Australian-born British disc jockey and radio personality in the United Kingdom for 40 years, best known for presenting '' Pick of the Pops'' from 1961 to ... References Gaelic games clubs in County Mayo Gaelic football clubs in County Mayo {{Connacht-GAA-club-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballintubber GAA
Ballintubber GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club, based in Ballintubber, County Mayo, Ireland. The club is a member of the Mayo GAA county board, and fields Gaelic football teams in competitions run by the board. Ballintubber's home pitch is located at the Ray Prendergast Memorial Park, Carrowkeel, Clogher, Claremorris, Co. Mayo. Ireland. Achievements * Mayo Senior Football Championship Winners 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018 2019 * Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship Runner-Up 2007 * Mayo Intermediate Football Championship Winners 1976, 1990, 2007 Runners-Up 1967, 1968, 1969, 1987, 1997, 1999, 2003 * Mayo Junior Football Championship Runners-Up 1960, 1975 * Mayo Under-21 A Football Championship Winners 1976, 2008, 2009 Runners-Up 1999, 2010 * Mayo Minor A Football Championship Winners 2004 Notable players * Paddy Prendergast * Bryan Walsh * Alan Dillon * Diarmuid O'Connor * Cillian O'Connor * Jason Gibbons * Michael Plunkett * James Horan James Horan may refer t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claremorris GAA
Claremorris GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association Club based in the town of Claremorris in County Mayo, Ireland. The club was founded in 1884 and is a member of the South division of Mayo GAA. The club represents and draws players from the town of Claremorris and half parish of Barnacarroll to the north. The club currently competes at Senior level and has won the Mayo Senior Football Championship 4 times in the 1960s and 70s. The club previously had a hurling team which won 2 Mayo Senior Hurling Championship titles in 1968 and 1971 and has a competitive Ladies football team. Notable players * Henry Dixon * Austin Garvin Honours *Mayo Senior Football Championships: 4 **1961, 1964, 1965, 1971 *Connacht Senior Club Football Championship The Connacht Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between senior clubs in Connacht, with one qualifying from each of the five individual county championships. The winners of the Connacht football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
