St Mary's is a

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club based in the western ward of Sligo,

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History

The club was formed in 1976 from the amalgamation of the Craobh Rua and Muire Naofa clubs. It is the only Sligo club to have won the

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, winning three titles. As well as that, they are the only team to have won the county minor, U-21 and senior championship in Sligo in the same season, having done so in 1985 and 2015. They have also won eleven senior county titles.

Notable players

Tommy Breheny Tommy Breheny was a Gaelic football manager and player. He managed his native Sligo between 2006 and 2007. In that time he led the county to a Connacht Senior Football Championship. Breheny won four Sligo Senior Football Championships as a pl ...

– led Sligo as manager to a rare

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in 2007 * Mark Breheny – younger brother of

Tommy Tommy may refer to: People * Tommy (given name) * Tommy Atkins, or just Tommy, a slang term for a common soldier in the British Army Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Tommy'' (1931 film), a Soviet drama film * ''Tommy'' (1975 fil ...

, was one of Sligo's main players at that time * Peter Ford *

Emlyn Mulligan Emlyn Mulligan is a Gaelic footballer from County Leitrim who plays for the Sligo based St Mary's club and formerly for the Leitrim county team. A top class free-taker, he scored 1–34 in the 2008 National Football League. The high point of ...

* Barnes Murphy – All Star: 1974

Notable managers

* Cyril Haran

Honours

: (3) ** 1977, 1980, 1983 * All-Ireland Football Sevens Championship: (1) ** 1980 *

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 ...

: (11) ** 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1996, 2001, 2015, *

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 ...

: (4) ** 1993, 1996, 2000, 2014 * Sligo Junior B Football Championship: (2) ** 1998 2019 *

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 ...

: (8) ** 1985, 1986, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018 * Sligo Minor Football Championship: (11) ** 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1997, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015,2022 * Sligo Under-16 Football Championship: (15) ** 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1995, 1997, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 * Sligo Under-14 Football Championship: (7) ** 1976, 1978, 1979, 1988, 2002, 2008, 2011 *

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 ...

: (7) ** 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1988, 2014 *

Sligo Senior Football League (Division 2) The Sligo Senior Football League Division 2 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 p ...

: (1) ** 2010 * Sligo Senior Football League (Division 3): (1) ** 2014 *

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) ** 2013, 2019 * Sligo Junior Football League (Division 5): (2) ** 1987, 1996 * Kiernan Cup: (5) ** 1980, 1983, 1987, 2008, 2010

References

External links

Official Website
Gaelic games clubs in County Sligo Sport in Sligo (town) {{Connacht-GAA-club-stub