Shamrock Gaels is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the east of County Sligo, Republic of Ireland,[1] including the parishes of Riverstown, Sooey, Gleann and Castlebaldwin. It was formed in March 1972 when two clubs, Sooey and Knockalassa, amalgamated.[2]
As of 2022, it was a Sligo Senior Football Championship club.[3] They celebrated their fiftieth birthday that year, with RTÉ TV's Pat Spillane a guest of theirs.[4]
Notable players
- Frank Henry, won a Connacht Senior Football Championship with Sligo in 1975[5][6]
- Evan Lyons[7]
Honours
- Sligo Senior Football Championship: (2)
- 1990, 1992
- Sligo Intermediate Football Championship: (2)
- 1979, 1985, 2018
- Sligo Junior A Football Championship: (1)
- 2022
- Sligo Junior B Football Championship: (1)
- 1999
- Sligo Under 20 Football Championship: (4)
- 1975, 1987, 1988, 1989
- Sligo Minor Football Championship: (2)
- 1972, 1973
- Sligo Under-14 Football Championship: (4)
- 1977, 1981, 1983, 1984
- Sligo Senior Football League (Division 1): (1)
- 1986
- Sligo Intermediate Football League Division 3 (ex Div. 2): (3)
- 1979, 1985, 2000
- Sligo Junior Football League (Division 5): (2)
- 1989, 2004
- Kiernan Cup: (3)
- 1986, 2000, 2009
References
- ^ "Home". Shamrock Gaels. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "History". Shamrock Gaels. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ Bailey, Rian (7 September 2022). "Shane Deignan nets his third goal in two games as Shamrock Gaels get first win of the championship". Independent.ie.
- ^ "Shamrock Gaels have the edge in Junior 'A' battle of second XVs". 13 October 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
Last Sunday's victory will add to Shamrock Gaels' celebrations on Saturday week, October 22, when the club celebrates its 50th birthday at the Clayton Hotel. Kerry GAA legend Pat Spillane, also a house-hold name due to his punditry on The Sunday Game, is the night's special guest.
- ^ "Sligo football great Frank Henry passes away". Hogan Stand. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ Roche, Frank (9 November 2022). "Sligo GAA mourns passing of 1975 Connacht championship hero Frank Henry". Irish Independent. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ Gallagher, Emma (21 October 2022). "Sligo's Aidan Devaney, Evan Lyons and Seán Carrabine on Tailteann Cup team of the year". Independent.ie.
Evan Lyons (Shamrock Gaels) and Seán Carrabine (Castleconnor) have been named on the Tailteann Cup team of the year after impressing during the Yeats men's campaign.
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