Owenmore Gaels 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 within the parish of
Collooney
Collooney or Coloony () is a town in County Sligo, Ireland.
Toponymy
Collooney is thought to derive from . Reverend Terrence O'Rorke has previously also suggested ''Culmaine'', as Collooney is designated this way in such works as ''the annals ...
and Kilvarnet (
Ballinacarrow) in
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 ...
,
Republic of Ireland
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. Its origins date back to the formation of the GAA in Sligo in 1885, when the Collooney Fontenoys club was formed. It went under a number of names, including Collooney Harps and Collooney/Ballisodare, before the current name was adopted in 1976.
Honours
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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 Cha ...
: (5)
**(Collooney Harps - 1942, 1943, 1965, Collooney/Ballisodare - 1967, 1969)
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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 ...
: (3)
**(Collooney Harps - 1930, 1962, Owenmore Gaels - 2015)
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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 ...
: (2)
** 1982, 1984
* Sligo Minor Football Championship: (9)
**(Collooney Harps - 1940, 1943, 1944, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, Ballinacarrow - 1947, 1958)
* Sligo Under-16 Football Championship: (1)
** 2014
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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 ...
: (3)
**(Collooney Harps - 1963, 1964, 1966)
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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)
** 1982, 2012, 2015, 2018
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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 ...
: (2)
** 2006, 2010
* Benson Cup: (1)
** 1993
* Abbott Cup: (1)
** 2015
References
Gaelic games clubs in County Sligo
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