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Eskra Emmetts GAC

Eskra Emmetts GAC in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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Eskra Emmetts GAC is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Eskra Emmetts is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the hamlet of Eskra in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It also takes in the Hamlet of Newtownsaville. Eskra Emmetts won the Tyrone Intermediate Championship for the first time on 20 October 2013. In 2014 they played senior football for the first time in their history. The club was founded in 1929 (GAA activities had taken place in the area since 1924), and participated intermittently until 1978 when it was reformed on a more stable basis. It has been a constant in the area since then.

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History

Eskra Emmetts won a Division 3 league in 1986 to gain promotion to Division 2. They were relegated the following year and remained in the lower tier of Tyrone football until 2004, and lost two junior championship finals during that period including the 1996 decider. In 2003 the Emmetts won promotion from Division 3 by winning the Junior championship defeating Newtownstewart in the final. They had been beaten in the final the previous year by Urney. Following this they defeated Armagh champions Annaghmore in a preliminary round of the Ulster Junior championship before losing to Monaghan Harps in the next round. In 2004 Eskra reached the intermediate decider, for a championship final…

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Coordinates
54.4849, -7.2020
Established
1929

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Eskra Emmetts GAC?
Eskra Emmetts GAC is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.4849°, -7.2020°.
When was Eskra Emmetts GAC built?
Eskra Emmetts GAC dates to 1929.