Early History
Skye had a strong tradition of playing shinty on the Old Celtic New Year and there was a Portree Club and a Bernisdale Club in existence in the 1880s. However, Skye Camanachd in its present form, came into being in 1892, winning the first ever MacTavish Cup. The club was a founding member of the Camanachd Association and entered the Camanachd Cup despite mainland clubs trying to force them to play on the mainland. The club had to wait almost 100 years to get its hands on the Camanachd Cup. The club endured a turbulent 1960s and after a few years without entering competition was reformed in 1969.
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