Eastern Gaels GAA
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| Founded: | 1984 | ||||||||
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| County: | Mayo | ||||||||
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Royal, Yellow | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Eastern Gaels GAA Grounds | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 53°43′26.0″N 8°52′33.9″W / 53.723889°N 8.876083°WCoordinates: 53°43′26.0″N 8°52′33.9″W / 53.723889°N 8.876083°W | ||||||||
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Eastern Gaels GAA (Irish: CLG Gaeil an Oirthir) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Brickens, County Mayo. The club was founded in 1984 in the parish of Bekan drawing its members from mainly Bekan village itself, Brickeens to the south of the parish and Logboy to the south-east.
The club is a member of the East Division of Mayo GAA and currently competes in the Mayo Junior B Championship. Gaels have seen success at underage level, winning a Mayo Minor B title in 1993.
The club colours are royal blue with a gold band.
History
Achievements
Notable players
Ross Carney has played Junior Football for Easten Gaels since he was 12 years old. He models his approach to the game on his favourite player Mayo legend Conor Mortimer. Ross is by far the fastest player in the current set up. He can be relied on to score 6-7 points a game.
John Leneghan who retired at the end of 2017 season due in part to a injury. John famously played for 4 minutes for the Mayo juniors before been black carded. This black card put an end to John’s Mayo career. In previous seasons john contemplated transferring to other teams but video analysis of his shooting put an end to any team wishing to take John on a free transfer.
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