Easkey is a

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 based in west

County Sligo County Sligo ( , gle, Contae Shligigh) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the Border Region and is part of the province of Connacht. Sligo is the administrative capital and largest town in the county. Sligo County Council is the local ...

, including the principal village of

Easkey Easky or Easkey (; ) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is on the Atlantic coast, from Sligo and from Ballina, County Mayo. The village name derives from the Irish language term for fish ("iasc") and "Iascaigh" literally means "abound ...

and hinterlands of Rathlee, Killeenduff and Owenbeg. The club was founded in 1888.

Honours

Football

Sligo Senior Football Championship The Sligo Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Sligo clubs. The winners of the Sligo Senior Championship qualify to represent the county in the Connacht Senior Club Football Cham ...

(5): 1935, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1966 *

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 Intermedi ...

(5): 1982, 1987, 1990, 2010, 2015 * Connacht Junior Club Football Championship (1): 2018 *

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 ...

(5): 1907, 1960, 1965, 1977, 2018 * 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) The Sligo Football League is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused prim ...

(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 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 ...

(3): 1995, 1997 (amalgamated with St. Farnan's), 2019 (amalgamated with

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 ...

) *Sligo Minor Football Championship (3): 1931, 1980, 2016 (amalgamated with

in 2016)

Hurling

* Sligo Senior Hurling Championship (5): 1962, 1963, 2020, 2021, 2022 *

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 ...

(1) 2022 * Dermot Molloy Hurling League (3): 2018, 2019, 2022 * Sligo Minor Hurling Championship (6): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

Notable players

Dessie Sloyan Desmond "Dessie" Sloyan (born 2 February 1976) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career at senior level with the Sligo county team spanned ten seasons from 1996 until 2006. Playing career Sloyan scored eight poi ...

* Seán Calleary * Noel McGuire - Captained Sligo to Connacht Championship win in 2007 * Eugene Mullen, played for Sligo in a Connacht final, captained Easkey to the 2018 Connacht Junior Club Football Championship

References

Gaelic games clubs in County Sligo {{Connacht-GAA-club-stub