Easkey GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Easkey, County Sligo, Ireland, The club is affiliated to the Sligo County Board and fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football.
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| Founded: | 1888 | ||||||||||||
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| County: | Sligo | ||||||||||||
| Nickname: | The Sea Blues | ||||||||||||
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| Grounds: | Castletown Grounds | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 54°17′24″N 8°58′44″W / 54.29°N 8.979°W | ||||||||||||
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History
editEaskey GAA is located in the village of Easkey and includes the hinterlands of Rathlee, Killeenduff and Owenbeg.[citation needed] An informal meeting took place on 15 January 1888 in the village of Easkey to initiate a parish branch of the newly founded GAA.[1] This was followed by a second meeting, two weeks later, that formally constituted the club, with thirty men enrolling as members.[1] Immediately after this formation meeting, the group played a football match to mark the occasion.[1] The newly formed club was one of the first to participate in the inaugural Sligo Senior Football Championship in 1888.[2]
Easkey's first major successes came when the club won three consecutive Sligo SFC titles between 1935 and 1937,[3] with further senior success in 1941 and 1966. Easkey are also joint top with number of most Sligo IFC titles.[citation needed]
In terms of hurling, Easkey won consecutive Sligo SHC titles in 1962 and 1963.[4] Hurling declined in the club in the decades that followed, however, an adult team was reinstated after a 35-year lapse in 2018.[5] Between 2020 and 2025, Easkey won six consecutive Sligo SHC titles.[6] The club has also won four consecutive Connacht Club JHC titles during this time.[7] The club reached the 2023 All-Ireland Club JHC final, but were beaten Ballgiblin.[8]
Honours
edit- Sligo Senior Football Championship (5): 1935, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1966
- Sligo Senior Hurling Championship (8): 1962, 1963, 2020,[9] 2021,[10] 2022,[11] 2023,[12] 2024,[13] 2025[14]
- Sligo Intermediate Football Championship (6): 1982, 1987, 1990, 2010, 2015, 2023[15]
- Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship (4): 2022,[16] 2023,[17] 2024,[18] 2025 [19]
- Connacht Junior Club Football Championship (1): 2018[20][21]
- Sligo Junior Football Championship (5): 1907, 1960, 1965, 1977, 2018
- Sligo Junior B Football Championship (1): 2000
- Sligo Under-20 Football Championship (3): 1995, 1997 (amalgamated with St. Farnan's), 2019 (amalgamated with Enniscrone)
- Sligo Minor Football Championship (3): 1931, 1980, 2016 (amalgamated with Enniscrone in 2016)[22]
- Sligo Minor Hurling Championship (6): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020[citation needed]
- Sligo Senior Football League (Division 1) (7): 1947, 1951, 1952, 1967, 1969, 1994, 1998
- Sligo Intermediate Football League Division 3 (ex Div. 2) (1): 1981[citation needed]
Notable players
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 "Easkey GAA - Celebrating 125 years". Hogan Stand. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ↑ "Easkey club notes". Sligo GAA website. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
The first County Sligo Senior Football Championship was played in 1888 and Easkey were one of the first teams competing in the competition
- ↑ "Easkey". Irish Independent. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ↑ "Easkey gears up for a special birthday". Sligo Champion. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ↑ "The remarkable rise of the Easkey hurlers". GAA website. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ↑ "Kilcullen hits 2-14 as Easkey ease to Sligo SHC six-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 20 October 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ↑ "Easkey battle past Ballinasloe to Connacht club JHC four-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 22 November 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ↑ "BallygiblinAll-Ireland junior club hurling champions". Echo Live. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ↑ "Easkey end long drought to claim Sligo hurling title". RTÉ. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ↑ "Easkey retain Sligo SHC with 20-point hammering of Naomh Eoin". independent. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ↑ "Classy Kilcullen stars as Easkey cruise to Sligo three-in-a-row". independent. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ↑ "Andy Kilcullen hits 15 points as Easkey win fourth Sligo senior hurling championship in a row". Sligo Champion. 2 October 2023.
- ↑ "Easkey make it five Sligo SHC titles in a row after battling win over Naomh Eoin". Sligo Champion. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ↑ "Andy Kilcullen-inspired Easkey blitz Naomh Eoin at the death to claim sixth consecutive Sligo SHC crown". www.independent.ie. 19 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ↑ "Andrew Kilcullen delighted-as Easkey win the Sligo intermediate football championship". Sligo Champion. 26 October 2023.
- ↑ "West Sligo's Easkey win club's first ever Provincial hurling title". independent. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ↑ "Sligo's Easkey defeat Ballinasloe to retain Connacht Junior hurling title". Independent.ie. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ↑ "Easkey hurlers complete Connacht three-in-a-row". OceanFM.ie. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ↑ "Easkey's dominance continues as tight win over Ballinasloe seals fourth Connacht Junior Hurling Championship on the spin". www.independent.ie. 22 November 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ↑ "Easkey Win Dramatic Connacht Junior Final - Connacht GAA". Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ↑ "Connacht club JFC final: McKenna the Easkey hero". Hogan Stand. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ↑ "McHugh inspires his side to Championship glory". Independent.ie. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ↑ "Kilcullen dazzles as Easkey remain kings of Sligo hurling". Western People. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ↑ "Dessie Sloyan". Hogan Stand. 1 August 1997. Retrieved 29 November 2025.