Mayo GAA
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| Irish: | Maigh Eo | ||
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| Province: | Connacht | ||
| Nickname(s): |
The Westerners The Yew County The Heather County |
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| County colours: |
Green, Red |
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| Ground(s): | MacHale Park, Castlebar | ||
| Dominant sport: | Gaelic football | ||
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| NFL: | Division 1 | ||
| NHL: | Division 2B | ||
| Football Championship: | Sam Maguire Cup | ||
| Hurling Championship: | Christy Ring Cup | ||
| Ladies' Gaelic football: | Brendan Martin Cup | ||
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Green, Red
The Mayo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Maigh Eo) or Mayo GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Mayo and the Mayo inter-county teams.
Mayo's senior Gaelic football team play in the Connacht Senior Football Championship. Despite having three All-Ireland Senior Football Championship wins—1936, 1950 and 1951— and also holding having an unequalled number of consecutive National Football League titles. Mayo also hold the record of staying the longest time in the top flight of the National Football League, being present there since 1997. Mayo have in recent times become known for their propensity to reach All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Finals only to fall at the ultimate hurdle. Mayo hold the Championship record for consecutive losing All-Ireland Senior Football Final appearances—this currently stands at eight.
In 1989, they reached their first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final since their last victory in 1951 only to lose to Cork. In 1996, a freak point by Meath at the end of the final forced a replay, which saw Mayo concede another late score that would deny them victory. Kerry bridged an 11-year title gap against them in 1997 with a three-point win, before torturing them by eight points in 2004 and thirteen points in 2006.
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