Naomh Molaise Gaels is a

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club covering much of the northern area of

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 ...

, comprising

Cliffoney Cliffoney, officially Cliffony (), is a village in north County Sligo, Ireland. It lies on the N15 national route at its junction with the R279. It is only three kilometres away from Mullaghmore which is popular with surfers. Cliffoney has his ...

(Ahamlish) and part of the Drumcliffe/ Maugherow parishes. The club is a combination of a number of older clubs, including Grange, Cliffoney and Maugherow, and had fielded as Grange–Cliffoney before adopting the present name in 2003. Currently the champions of the Dr Taheny Cup for the minor A championship, a first-time achievement for the club.

Cyril Haran Cyril Haran (7 February 1931 – 25 June 2014) was a Gaelic footballer and manager, priest, scholar and schoolteacher. He managed the Sligo county team. Biography Cyril Haran was born in February 1931. He had three sisters: Grace Liddy (who pr ...

played for the club when it was known as Grange and was later a coach and club president.

Notable players

(as Grange) *Mattie Hoey, former Sligo

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who won a

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in 1975, played for

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in the

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and listed as number 12 in a 2020 ''

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'' list of top players over the previous 50 years (ahead of

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 ...

) Haran (president) and Hoey (chairman) were both still involved with the club, as of 2011.

Honours

N.B. Honours prior to 2003 won as Grange unless otherwise stated. *

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) ** 1981, 1994, 2001, 2008, 2016, 2022 *

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 ...

: (8) ** 1959, 1969, 1975, 2001 (Maugherow - 1933, 1941, 1991, Northern Gaels - 1982) *

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) ** 1977 * Sligo Minor A Football Championship: (2) ** 2018, 2020 * Sligo Minor Football Championship: (1) ** (Cliffoney - 1945) * Sligo Under-16 Football Championship: (2) ** 2006, 2017 * Sligo Under 14 Football Championship: (1) ** 2017 *

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 ...

: (1) ** 2011 *

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 ...

: (3) ** 1987, 2001, 2008 *

Sligo Intermediate Football League (Division 4) The Sligo Football League, Division 4, 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 primar ...

: (1) ** 2008 * Sligo Junior Football League (Division 5) (4) ** 1973, 1974, 2000, 2007 * Kiernan Cup: (3) ** 1984, 1997, 1998 * Benson Cup: (2) ** 1987, 1994 * UEFA Champions League : (1) ** 1990

References

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