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Bunninadden GAA
Bunninadden is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the south of the county, comprising the parish of Bunninadden in County Sligo, Ireland. History The club was founded in 1886 by Andrew Marren and John O’Dowd. James Kearins led Bunninadden to a 1999 league title and then to the 2000 Sligo Senior Football Championship title, the club's first for more than eight decades, before being appointed manager of the Sligo county team in 2003. In 2000, Bunninadden win the Sligo Senior Football Championship and Owen B Hunt cup for the second time in 109 years beating Coolera/Strandhill with a last minute Padraig Doohan goal. In 2006, Bunninadden again reached the county final, defeating rivals Eastern Harps in the semi-final. The final was against fellow south Sligo club Curry, to whom they lost 1-15 to 2-9. The club reached the intermediate final in 2009 against Geevagh, but lost 1-08 to 1-07. The following 2 campaigns 2010 and 2011 both ended in losses at the semi-final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball and rounders. The association also promotes Irish music and dance, as well as the Irish language. As of 2014, the organisation had over 500,000 members worldwide, and declared total revenues of €65.6 million in 2017. The Games Administration Committee (GAC) of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) governing bodies organise the fixture list of Gaelic games within a GAA county or provincial councils. Gaelic football and hurling are the most popular activities promoted by the organisation, and the most popular sports in the Republic of Ireland in terms of attendances. Gaelic football is also the second most popular participation sport in Northern Ireland. The women' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easkey GAA
Easkey is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in west County Sligo, including the principal village of Easkey and hinterlands of Rathlee, Killeenduff and Owenbeg. The club was founded in 1888. Honours Football *Sligo Senior Football Championship (5): 1935, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1966 *Sligo Intermediate Football Championship (5): 1982, 1987, 1990, 2010, 2015 *Connacht Junior Club Football Championship (1): 2018 *Sligo Junior Football Championship (5): 1907, 1960, 1965, 1977, 2018 *Sligo Junior Football Championship, Sligo Junior B Football Championship (1): 2000 *Sligo Senior Football League (Division 1) (7): 1947, 1951, 1952, 1967, 1969, 1994, 1998 *Sligo Intermediate Football League Division 3 (ex Div. 2) (1): 1981 * Sligo Junior Football League (Division 4) (1): 2015 *Sligo Junior Football League (Division 5) (1): 1977 *Kiernan Cup (1): 2007 *Benson Cup (1): 2011 * Sligo Under 20 Football Championship (3): 1995, 1997 (amalgamated with St. Farnan's GAA, St. Farnan's), 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelic Games Clubs In County Sligo
Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Canada. Languages * Goidelic languages or Gaelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic languages; they include: ** Primitive Irish or Archaic Irish, the oldest known form of the Goidelic (Gaëlic) languages. ** Old Irish or Old Gaelic, used c. AD 600–900 ** Middle Irish or Middle Gaelic, used c. AD 900–1200 ** Irish language (), including Classical Modern Irish and Early Modern Irish, c. 1200-1600) *** Gaelic type, a typeface used in Ireland ** Scottish Gaelic (), historically sometimes called in Scots and English *** Canadian Gaelic ( or ), a dialect of Scottish Gaelic spoken in Canada ** Manx language ( or ), Gaelic language with Norse elements Culture and history *Gaelic Ireland, the hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sligo Intermediate Football League Division 3 (ex Div
Sligo ( ; ga, Sligeach , meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht. With a population of approximately 20,000 in 2016, it is the largest urban centre in the county, with Sligo Borough District constituting 61% (38,581) of the county's population of 63,000. Sligo is a commercial and cultural centre situated on the west coast of Ireland. Its surrounding coast and countryside, as well as its connections to the poet W. B. Yeats, have made it a tourist destination. History Etymology Sligo is the anglicisation of the Irish name ''Sligeach'', meaning "abounding in shells" or "shelly place". It refers to the abundance of shellfish found in the river and its estuary, and from the extensive shell middens in the vicinity. The river now known as the Garavogue ( ga, An Ghairbhe-og), perhaps meaning "little torrent", was originally called the Sligeach. It is listed as one of the seven "royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sligo Senior Football League (Division 1)
The Sligo Senior Football League is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ... club league competition between the top Sligo clubs, operating in Division 1 of the league. The Senior League has been divided in two since 2004, with Division 1 comprising the leading eight sides, with the remainder in Division 1B, now known as Division 2. Tourlestrane are the most successful club, having won on 16 occasions, the latest in 2021. The trophy presented to the winners is the John White Cup. Top winners (Division 1/Division 1A) Roll of Honour (Division 1) During 2010–2012 there were no league finals played. The team finishing top of the league table was deemed the winner. Top winners (Division 1B) Roll of Honour (Division 1B) R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballymote GAA
Ballymote is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the town and parish of Ballymote in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland James Kearins led Ballymote to the 1996 Sligo Intermediate Football Championship title before being appointed manager of the Sligo county team in 2003. Honours * Sligo Senior Football Championship: **1892, 1905, 1913, 1925, 1948 * Sligo Intermediate Football Championship: **1993, 1996, 2003 * Sligo Junior Football Championship: **(Derroon - 1935, 1945), 2017 * Sligo Under 20 Football Championship The Sligo Under-21 Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the Under-21 panels of the clubs in Sligo. Up to 2006 this was the Under-21 Championship, but a decision was taken to hold the Championship a ...: **2003, 2006 * Sligo Minor Football Championship: **1949, 1960, 2003 * Sligo Under-16 Football Championship: **2001 * Sligo Junior Football League (Division 5): **2003, 2008 * Kiernan Cup: **2003, 2004 * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coolaney/Mullinabreena GAA
Coolaney/Mullinabreena is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the parishes of Killoran/Coolaney and Achonry/Mullinabreena in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland. The club has links to Nace O'Dowd and its home ground, which opened in 1994, is named after him. Honours * Sligo Senior Football Championship: (1) ** 1958 * Sligo Intermediate Football Championship: (2) ** 2005, 2011 * Sligo Junior Football Championship: (5) ** 1910, 1957, 1968, 1984, 1988 * Sligo Under 20 Football Championship: (2) ** 1992, 1993 (as St Nathy's, amalgamated with Bunninadden Bunnanadden, Bunnanaddan or Bunninadden ( ga, Bun an Fheadáin) is a small village in south County Sligo, Ireland. It is on the R296 road, 9 km from Tubbercurry and 8 km from Ballymote. The village contains the parish church (The Sa ...) * Sligo Minor Football Championship: (2) ** 1957, 2010 * Sligo Junior Football League (Division 5): (1) ** 1984 * Benson Cup: (1) ** 1991 References Gaelic games clubs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sligo Under 20 Football Championship
The Sligo Under-21 Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the Under-21 panels of the clubs in Sligo. Up to 2006 this was the Under-21 Championship, but a decision was taken to hold the Championship a year earlier (i.e. for Under-20s), therefore there were two Championships in 2006 - an Under-21 Championship (won by Ballymote), and the Under-20 competition, in which Tourlestrane defeated Eastern Harps in the final. No competition was held in 2014 as it was decided to re-instate the competition in its Under-21 format for 2015. An amalgamated team of Easkey / Enniscrone Enniscrone – also spelt Inniscrone and officially named Inishcrone () – is a small seaside town in County Sligo, Ireland. Its sandy beach, tourist campsite, and golf course all attract visitors. As of the 2016 census, the town had a ... are the current champions (2019). Top winners Roll of Honour (Under-20/21 'A' Championship) Note - 1975-2006: Under-2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sligo Junior Football Championship
The Sligo Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Sligo GAA clubs. Bunninadden have the biggest number of titles with six. Shamrock Gaels are the title holders (2022) defeating Naomh Molaise Gaels in the Final. Honours The winners of the Sligo Junior Championship qualify to represent their county in the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship. The winners of that in 2018 were Easkey and stalwart Eugene Mullen captained them to that. St johns , who won the junior title in 1999 went on to win the connaught championship by beating monivea Abbey in the final in tuam before the fbd final The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship. Easkey got to the All-Ireland final in 2019. But they lost to Beaufort when they were there. That was played at Croke Park. The trophy given to the winners of the Sligo Junior Football Championship is called ? The winners are promoted to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sligo Intermediate Football Championship
Sligo Intermediate Football Championship is an annual second tier Gaelic Athletic Association competition between Gaelic football clubs organised by Sligo GAA. The winning club qualifies to represent its GAA county in the Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship and, in turn, goes on to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship The All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship is an annual gaelic football competition which began in 2003. The winners of the Intermediate Club Championship from each county enter the competition. Finals by year Winners by County S .... Qualification for subsequent competitions Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship The Sligo IFC winners qualify for the Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship. It is the only team from County Sligo to qualify for this competition. The Sligo IFC winners enter the Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship at the quarter-final stage. For example, 2012 winn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunninadden Senior Football Team, 1995
Bunnanadden, Bunnanaddan or Bunninadden ( ga, Bun an Fheadáin) is a small village in south County Sligo, Ireland. It is on the R296 road, 9 km from Tubbercurry and 8 km from Ballymote. The village contains the parish church (The Sacred Heart of Mary), two pubs, a national school and sports hall. It formerly had two shops and a post office, the last of which closed in early 2011. The village is in the parish of Bunnanadden with a second church in Killavil. The local football club is Bunninadden GAA, founded in 1886, which also includes the parishes of Doocastle and Killavil. Landmarks * Sonny McDonagh Memorial, an Irish Flute player in the South Sligo style, 1926–1991. Notable people *John Scanlon John Scanlon (September 10, 1841 – December 6, 1895) was an American farmer from Symco, Wisconsin who spent one term as a Greenback Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Waupaca County, Wisconsin. Background Scanlon was born in ..., Wisc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunninadden Senior Football Team, 1994
Bunnanadden, Bunnanaddan or Bunninadden ( ga, Bun an Fheadáin) is a small village in south County Sligo, Ireland. It is on the R296 road, 9 km from Tubbercurry and 8 km from Ballymote. The village contains the parish church (The Sacred Heart of Mary), two pubs, a national school and sports hall. It formerly had two shops and a post office, the last of which closed in early 2011. The village is in the parish of Bunnanadden with a second church in Killavil. The local football club is Bunninadden GAA, founded in 1886, which also includes the parishes of Doocastle and Killavil. Landmarks * Sonny McDonagh Memorial, an Irish Flute player in the South Sligo style, 1926–1991. Notable people *John Scanlon John Scanlon (September 10, 1841 – December 6, 1895) was an American farmer from Symco, Wisconsin who spent one term as a Greenback Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Waupaca County, Wisconsin. Background Scanlon was born in ..., Wisc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
