Calry-St Joseph's is a
Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Calry and the northern ward of
Sligo
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 List of urban areas ...
,
Éire. The club was formerly known as Calry Gaels until it became Calry-St Joseph's in 1987 after a re-organisation of the GAA structures in the Sligo urban area. They have won the last 7
Sligo Senior Hurling Championships and played in 12 of the last 13 finals, winning in 2005 until 2009 and again from 2011 to 2017 (minus 2010). In 2009 they won the
Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship
The Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship is a hurling competition that comprises the winners of the senior hurling competitions from Sligo and Leitrim along with the Galway champions who receive a bye to the final. The winners of this com ...
beating
Galway side Skehana 1-09 to 0-10 in the final having lost to them the year before and they repeated that feat again in 2012 by beating the same opposition from before, Skehana. They followed up that victory with a double double by winning both Provincial and County Championships in 2013. The club's most recent victory in the Connacht Junior Hurling Championship came in 2016. Reduced to 13 men, with two players sent off, they clawed back a deficit of 5 points to tie the match and go on to beat Micheál Breathnach of the Galway Gaeltacht in extra-time, 3-9 to 2-10.
They won the
Sligo Intermediate Football Championship in 2004 & 2014 and came Runners Up in 1988, 1990 & 2013 and won Sligo Junior Football Championship in 1976 & 1987 and were Runners Up in 1983 & 1984.
Notable players
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Aidan Devaney
Aidan Devaney is a Gaelic footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Calry-St Joseph's and at senior level for the Sligo county team.
Devaney helped Sligo past Leitrim and into Croke Park in the 2022 Tailteann Cup. He made two saves against ...
Honours
*
Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship
The Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship is a hurling competition that comprises the winners of the senior hurling competitions from Sligo and Leitrim along with the Galway champions who receive a bye to the final. The winners of this com ...
: (4)
** 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016
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Sligo Senior Hurling Championship: (11)
** 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 2017
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Sligo Intermediate Football Championship: (2)
** 2004, 2014
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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 M ...
: (2)
** 1976, 1987
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Sligo Junior B Football Championship: (1)
** 2010
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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 ...
: (1)
** 2010
* Sligo Under-14 Football Championship: (2)
** 1998, 1999
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Sligo Intermediate Football League Division 3 (ex Div. 2): (1)
** 2005
* Sligo Junior Football League (Division 5): (4)
** 1975, 1976, 1983, 2009
* Benson Cup: (3)
** 2005, 2014, 2018
* Sligo Under-16 C Football Championship: (1)
** 2014
References
External links
Official Website
Hurling clubs in County Sligo
Gaelic football clubs in County Sligo
Gaelic games clubs in County Sligo
Sport in Sligo (town)
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