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| Founded: | 1888 | ||||||||||||
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| County: | Sligo | ||||||||||||
| Nickname: | The Sea Blues | ||||||||||||
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| Grounds: | Castletown Grounds | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 54°17′24″N8°58′44″W / 54.29°N 8.979°W | ||||||||||||
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Easkey GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Easkey, County Sligo, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Sligo County Board and fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football.
Located in the village of Easkey, about 26 miles from Sligo, Easkey GAA Club held it's first informal meeting on 15 January 1888. A second meeting was held two weeks later and the club was officially formed. [1] The newly-created club was one of five that took part in the inaugural Longford SFC. [2]
Easkey's first major successes came when the club won three consecutive Sligo SFC titles between 1935 and 1937. [3] Further such titles were claimed in 1941 and 1966. In spite of a lack of senior success, Easkey claimed a number of Sligo JFC titles, as well as a Connacht Club JFC title in 2018. [4] The club also leads the Sligo IFC roll of honour, with six titles won between 1982 and 2023. [5]
In terms of hurling, Easkey won consecutive Sligo SHC titles in 1962 and 1963. [6] Hurling declined in the club in the decades that followed, however, an adult team was reinstated after a 35-year lapse in 2018. [7] Since then, Easkey has become a dominant presence and has won six consecutive Sligo SHC titles between 2020 and 2025. [8] The club has also won four consecutive Connacht Club JHC titles during this time, but was beaten by Ballgiblin in the 2023 All-Ireland Club JHC final. [9] [10]
