St Mary's GAA (Sligo) explained
Club Gaa: | St Mary's |
Irish: | Naomh Mhuire |
Founded: | 1976 |
Province: | Connacht |
County: | Sligo |
Nickname: | Mary's |
Colours: | Red and black |
Grounds: | Kent Park, Ballydoogan[1] |
Coordinates: | 54.265°N -8.5008°W |
Pattern La: | _blackshoulders |
Pattern B: | _blackshoulders |
Pattern Ra: | _blackshoulders |
Leftarm: | FF0000 |
Body: | FF0000 |
Rightarm: | FF0000 |
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Socks: | 000000 |
F3: | 10 |
F2: | 3 |
St Mary's is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the western ward of Sligo, County Sligo, Republic of Ireland.
History
The club was formed in 1976 from the amalgamation of the Craobh Rua and Muire Naofa clubs. It is the only Sligo club to have won the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship, winning three titles. As well as that, they are the only team to have won the county minor, U-21 and senior championship in Sligo in the same season, having done so in 1985 and 2015. They have also won eleven senior county titles.
Notable players
Notable managers
Honours
- Connacht Senior Club Football Championship: (3)
- All-Ireland Football Sevens Championship: (1)
- Sligo Senior Football Championship: (11)
- 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1996, 2001, 2015,[6]
- Sligo Junior Football Championship: (4)
- Sligo Junior B Football Championship: (2)
- Sligo Under 20 Football Championship: (8)
- 1985, 1986, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018
- Sligo Minor Football Championship: (11)
- 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1997, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015,2022
- Sligo Under-16 Football Championship: (15)
- 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1995, 1997, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
- Sligo Under-14 Football Championship: (7)
- 1976, 1978, 1979, 1988, 2002, 2008, 2011
- Sligo Senior Football League (Division 1): (7)
- 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1988, 2014
- Sligo Senior Football League (Division 2): (1)
- Sligo Senior Football League (Division 3): (1)
- Sligo Intermediate Football League (Division 4): (2)
- Sligo Junior Football League (Division 5): (2)
- Kiernan Cup: (5)
- 1980, 1983, 1987, 2008, 2010
External links
Notes and References
- News: Sligo 2-14 1-16 Fermanagh . 27 January 2019 . GAA . 3 October 2020 .
- News: Breheny named Sligo Person of the Year. The Sligo Champion. 5 November 2007.
- News: Breheny quits Sligo. Hogan Stand. 10 October 2007.
- News: Mulligan transfers to Sligo club. Irish Independent. 21 January 2021.
- News: Fr Cyril Haran played huge role in Sligo GAA circles: Priest also remembered as renowned scholar and teacher . . 1 July 2014 .
- Web site: Cawley's haul helps St Mary's end long wait for glory. 27 October 2015 . . 26 October 2015.