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26 Oct 2020
Congratulations to Daniel and Hilary Lyons who won top prize in the Club Sligo Draw. We hope you have many years of safe motoring. It was great to see a local winner and thanks to all who purchased and sold tickets for the draw.
The club were saddened to learn of the passing of former Gaels player Kieran Harte during the week. Kieran was part of the 1998 minor winning team and also represented the club at Senior level and his sister Louise and daughter Maebh are current Gaels players. We wish to express sympathy with his parents Brian and Carmel, brother Aidan, sister Louise, daughter Maebh and the wider Harte family, relatives and friends. We also wish to express sympathy with Grainne Kenny on the sad passing of her brother Peadar King, Tubbercurry. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha.
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History
The Shamrock Gaels GAA club was formed on 16th March 1972, when members of the Sooey and Knockalassa clubs came together at a meeting in Riverstown Hall.
Both clubs had a long and proud tradition within the GAA in County Sligo, a tradition that stretched back to the very foundation of the Association. Over these years, Sooey contested six senior county finals, winning the Senior Championship in 1949 and 1959. Knockalassa played in five finals, winning the title in 1915 and 1933.
The seeds of the eventual amalgamation were sown when a Sooey / Knockalassa combination, called St. Joseph's, contested the 1966 Under 16 and Minor county finals. The U16 team lost to Múire Naófa, but the Minors won the county championship, beating Drumcliffe in the final. The two clubs joined forces again in 1969 to contest the Senior Championship, but lost in the first round against Gurteen / Bunninadden.
