SKGAA is a Four Codes, One Club representing GAA, LGFA, and Camogie. The club was founded in 1966 under the banner of Cumann Naomh Ciarán. During the 1980s the Club became a major underage force in Galway football under the guidance of Club greats such as Tony Regan and Liam Sammon. This resulted in over ten championships at both minor and U-21 levels being won.

This underage success was then transferred onto the Senior stage in 1990 with the Club winning its first Senior football county title followed by a Connaught Club title. The Club lost the All-Ireland Final in 1991 to Lavey of Derry after a spirited effort. Players starring on this team included Alan Mulholland (former Galway Manager), Norman Costello, Cathal McGinley, John Kilraine, Pat Comer (producer of the video "A Year Til Sunday"), Mark Gibbs, and Donners who subsequently managed the Club to an All Ireland title in 2006. The senior team is currently managed by former Mayo and Galway manager, John O Mahony. Current Galway stars at senior level include John Maher, Cathal Sweeney Rob Finnerty, Daniel O' Flaherty, and Tomo Culhane.Since the 1980s the Club has always had successful underage teams in football. Minor and U21 finals are regularly contested but the Club did however need to wait until 2005 to win its next County title which was followed by an All Ireland Club title on St Patricks Day in 2006 against St Galls of Antrim, players starring on this team included Finian Hanley, Seán Armstrong, Michael Donnellan, Maurice Sheridan, Séamie Crowe, Alan Kerins to mention only a few. Current county players include Cathal Sweeney, John Maher, Rob Finnerty, Tomo Culhane and Matthew Thompson. The current senior football manager is former Galway All-Star, Finian Hanley.

The Club is recognised widely mainly as a football club in Galway with a great reputation for producing strong underage teams though in recent years the strengths of all 4 codes have come to the fore. The Club also runs hurling teams which compete at Junior levels and is producing inter-county exciting young talent, most notably Donal O'Shea who is a current Galway Senior Hurling player as well as several other members who featured in the 2024 Galway Development squads.

The club is well structured at underage level in all four codes, with many parents involved in managing teams and organising club activities. A Nursery and Academy welcomes all children from 5 years and up each Sunday morning at 9.SKGAA has, in 2023 instituted a novel approach to developing and promoting sport and Gaelic games in the primary and secondary schools in the community, employing a full-time coach. Coaches visit the schools weekly and provide free tuition and sports education to students. 2024 will see a further expansion of this with a hurling/camogie games promotion officer. Players from the club field on underage county teams every year and some club members such as over the years have represented Galway at adult level. Hurling has been played in the club since the early 1980s and for the last four years has experienced growth. Camogie in Bóthar na Trá celebrated 25 years in 2004 and is now stronger than ever. Ladies football has flourished in recent years and the club has won titles at underage and junior level, capturing a Junior county title in 2003, and once again in 2022 culminating in success at All-Ireland level, captained by Ailbhe Finnerty. In 2023, the newly promoted team continued their success by winning the Galway Intermediate championship and gaining successive promotion to senior level with Siobhan Divilly taking over from the injured captain, Ailbhe Finnerty to Connacht championship competition. Players are now playing for Galway on the inter-county stage as well as being ably represented at minor level for a successful Galway team in 2023. Former Mayo footballer, Anthony Finnerty is the Senior Ladies' manager. The club also has a very vibrant squad of G4MO's.

Camogie has seen a strong progression from Junior to Intermediate to Senior in successive years under the management of former Dublin player, Edel Murphy. The minor team has reached a County semi-final in 2023. Former All-Ireland winner, Edel Murphy is the senior Ladies' manager.

The current Chairperson is Paddy Lynch. The club plays its home games at The Prairie on Dr Mannix Road adjacent to Pearse Stadium and features a large infrastructure complex, Árus Bóthar na Trá which has gyms, meeting facilities, and indoor sports areas. Salthill-Knocknacarra hosted the then Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge in March 2020, the first visit by any members of the British royal family to a GAA club in Ireland (though previous visitors had toured Croke Park).^[1]