Club Gaa: | Swinford GAA |
Irish: | C.L.G. Beal Atha Na Muice |
Province: | Connacht |
County: | Mayo |
Colours: | Black, Red |
Grounds: | Robert McCallion Memorial Park |
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Swinford GAA (Irish: C.L.G. Beal Atha Na Muice) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Swinford, County Mayo.They play in Mayo Intermediate Football Championship and belong to the East Division.[1]
Originally, there were three clubs in Swinford area: "The Commercials", "The Sextons", and "The Young Ireland". There is no evidence about the foundation of a unique club, but Swinford contested the Mayo final, the first and only one, in 1889, when they lost against Ballina Stephenites GAA.[2]
The club has never won a major football trophy, neither a county title. They won a Mayo hurling trophy in 1956.[3]
Swinford has been more successful with minor teams, collecting a Junior Final in 1949 and a Minor Title in 1951.