St Patrick's GAA (Sligo)
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St Patrick's is a
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club based in Dromard and
Skreen Skreen () is a small village and parish in County Sligo, Ireland. The village is in a civil parish of the same name. History St Adomnán, the first biographer of St Columba (Colmcille) and one of his successors at Iona, first served as abbot ...
in west
County Sligo County Sligo ( , ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region and is part of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. Sligo is the administrative capital and largest town in ...
,
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Ballaghaderreen Ballaghaderreen () is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It was part of County Mayo prior to 1898. It is in the north-west of the county, near the borders with counties Mayo and Sligo, just off the N5 road. The population was 2,387 in the 2 ...
midfielder and former championship player for Mayo James Kilcullen declared for Sligo shortly after his club won the 2012
Mayo Senior Football Championship The Mayo Senior Football Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the ''Connacht Gold Mayo Senior Football Championship'', is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by the top Mayo GAA clubs. As of 2024, Ballina Stephenites GAA ...
by virtue of St Patrick's being his parents' first club. The club's most famous player is Mickey Kearins, who made his senior inter-county debut in 1961 and won seven
Sligo Senior Football Championship The Sligo Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoti ...
medals with St Pat's.


Notable players

* James Kearins, brother of Mickey Kearins, won a
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medal as a Sligo player in 1975, was appointed
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in 2003 * Mickey Kearins – All Star: 1971


Honours

*
Sligo Senior Football Championship The Sligo Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoti ...
: (7) ** 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1988, 1989 *
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 Intermediate ...
: (1) ** 2002 *
Sligo Junior Football Championship The Sligo Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Sligo GAA clubs. St Patrick's (formerly Skreen) have the most titles with eight. Ballymote Round Towers are the title holders (2024) d ...
: (4) ** 1964, 1967, 2010, 2021 *
Sligo Senior Football League (Division 1) The Sligo Senior Football League is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting ind ...
: (6) ** 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1985 * Sligo Intermediate Football League Division 3 (ex Div. 2): (2) ** 1993, 2010 * Sligo Junior Football League (Division 5): (1) ** 2011 * Kiernan Cup: (4) ** 1981, 1982, 1985, 1991


References

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