Easkey GAA
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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″N 8°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.
Easkey GAA is located in the village of Easkey and includes the hinterlands of Rathlee, Killeenduff and Owenbeg.[citation needed] An informal meeting took place on 15 January 1888 in the village of Easkey to initiate a parish branch of the newly founded GAA.[1] This was followed by a second meeting, two weeks later, that formally constituted the club, with thirty men enrolling as members.[1] Immediately after this formation meeting, the group played a football match to mark the occasion.[1] The newly formed club was one of the first to participate in the inaugural Sligo Senior Football Championship in 1888.[2]
Easkey's first major successes came when the club won three consecutive Sligo SFC titles between 1935 and 1937,[3] with further senior success in 1941 and 1966. Easkey are also joint top with number of most Sligo IFC titles.[citation needed]
In terms of hurling, Easkey won consecutive Sligo SHC titles in 1962 and 1963.[4] Hurling declined in the club in the decades that followed, however, an adult team was reinstated after a 35-year lapse in 2018.[5] Between 2020 and 2025, Easkey won six consecutive Sligo SHC titles.[6] The club has also won four consecutive Connacht Club JHC titles during this time.[7] The club reached the 2023 All-Ireland Club JHC final, but were beaten Ballgiblin.[8]