Easkey GAA

Easkey

Iascaigh
Founded:	1888
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 / 54.29; -8.979
Playing kits
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships
All Ireland Connacht champions Sligo champions Football: 0 0 5 Hurling: 0 0 8

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.

History

Located in the village of Easkey, about 26 miles from Sligo, Easkey GAA Club held it's first informal meeting on 15 January 1888. A second meeting was held two weeks later and the club was officially formed.^[1] The newly-created club was one of five that took part in the inaugural Longford SFC.^[2]

Easkey's first major successes came when the club won three consecutive Sligo SFC titles between 1935 and 1937.^[3] Further such titles were claimed in 1941 and 1966. In spite of a lack of senior success, Easkey claimed a number of Sligo JFC titles, as well as a Connacht Club JFC title in 2018.^[4] The club also leads the Sligo IFC roll of honour, with six titles won between 1982 and 2023.^[5]

In terms of hurling, Easkey won consecutive Sligo SHC titles in 1962 and 1963.^[6] Hurling declined in the club in the decades that followed, however, an adult team was reinstated after a 35-year lapse in 2018.^[7] Since then, Easkey has become a dominant presence and has won six consecutive Sligo SHC titles between 2020 and 2025.^[8] The club has also won four consecutive Connacht Club JHC titles during this time, but was beaten by Ballgiblin in the 2023 All-Ireland Club JHC final.^[9][10]

Honours

• Sligo Senior Football Championship (5): 1935, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1966
• Sligo Senior Hurling Championship (8): 1962, 1963, 2020,^[11] 2021,^[12] 2022,^[13] 2023,^[14] 2024,^[15] 2025^[16]
• Sligo Intermediate Football Championship (6): 1982, 1987, 1990, 2010, 2015, 2023
• Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship (4): 2022,^[17] 2023,^[18] 2024,^[19] 2025 ^[20]
• Connacht Junior Club Football Championship (1): 2018^[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
• Sligo Junior Football League (Division 4) (1): 2015
• Sligo Junior Football League (Division 5) (1): 1977
• Dermot Molloy Hurling League (3): 2018, 2019, 2022
• Kiernan Cup (1): 2007
• Benson Cup (1): 2011^{[citation needed]}

Notable players

• Andrew Kilcullen^[23]
• Dessie Sloyan^[24]

References

1. "Easkey GAA - Celebrating 125 years". Hogan Stand. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
2. "Easkey club notes". Sligo GAA website. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
3. "Easkey". Irish Independent. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
4. "Connacht club JFC final: McKenna the Easkey hero". Hogan Stand. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
5. "Andrew Kilcullen delighted-as Easkey win the Sligo intermediate football championship". Sligo Champion. 26 October 2023.
6. "Easkey gears up for a special birthday". Sligo Champion. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
7. "The remarkable rise of the Easkey hurlers". GAA website. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
8. "Kilcullen hits 2-14 as Easkey ease to Sligo SHC six-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 20 October 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
9. "Easkey battle past Ballinasloe to Connacht club JHC four-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 22 November 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
10. "Ballygiblin are All-Ireland junior club hurling champions". Echo Live. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
11. "Easkey end long drought to claim Sligo hurling title". RTÉ. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
12. "Easkey retain Sligo SHC with 20-point hammering of Naomh Eoin". independent. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
13. "Classy Kilcullen stars as Easkey cruise to Sligo three-in-a-row". independent. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
14. "Andy Kilcullen hits 15 points as Easkey win fourth Sligo senior hurling championship in a row". Sligo Champion. 2 October 2023.
15. "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.
16. "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.
17. "West Sligo's Easkey win club's first ever Provincial hurling title". independent. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
18. "Sligo's Easkey defeat Ballinasloe to retain Connacht Junior hurling title". Independent.ie. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
19. "Easkey hurlers complete Connacht three-in-a-row". OceanFM.ie. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
20. "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.
21. "Easkey Win Dramatic Connacht Junior Final - Connacht GAA". Retrieved 4 October 2023.
22. "McHugh inspires his side to Championship glory". Independent.ie. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
23. "Kilcullen dazzles as Easkey remain kings of Sligo hurling". Western People. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
24. "Dessie Sloyan". Hogan Stand. 1 August 1997. Retrieved 29 November 2025.