St Mary's is a
Gaelic Athletic Association
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club based in the western ward of
Sligo
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County Sligo
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Ireland
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History
The club was formed in 1976 from the amalgamation of the Craobh Rua and Muire Naofa clubs. It was the first Sligo club to win the
Connacht Senior Club Football Championship, 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
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Tommy Breheny – led Sligo as manager to a rare
Connacht Senior Football Championship
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in 2007
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Mark Breheny – younger brother of
Tommy, was one of Sligo's main players at that time
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Peter Ford
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Emlyn Mulligan
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Barnes Murphy – All Star: 1974
Notable managers
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Cyril Haran
Honours
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Connacht Senior Club Football Championship: (3)
** 1977, 1980, 1983
* All-Ireland Football Sevens Championship: (1)
** 1980
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Sligo Senior Football Championship
The Sligo Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association
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: (11)
** 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1996, 2001, 2015
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Sligo Junior Football Championship: (4)
** 1993, 1996, 2000, 2014
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Sligo Junior B Football Championship: (2)
** 1998 2019
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Sligo Under 20 Football Championship: (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
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Sligo Senior Football League (Division 1): (7)
** 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1988, 2014
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Sligo Senior Football League (Division 2): (1)
** 2010
* Sligo Senior Football League (Division 3): (1)
** 2014
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Sligo Intermediate Football League (Division 4): (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)
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