Sligo Senior Hurling Championship

Sports competition in Ireland

Sligo Senior Hurling Championship

Current season or competition:
2024 Sligo Senior Hurling Championship
Code| Hurling
Founded| 1905
Region|  Sligo (GAA)
No. of teams| 7
Title holders|  Easkey (6th title)
Most titles|  Craobh Rua (27 titles)

The Sligo Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Sligo GAA among the top hurling clubs in County Sligo. The winner qualifies to represent the county in the Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship. Previously, the winners used to compete in the Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship but were very unsuccessful at that level.

## History

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### Teams

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* Today five teams play in the competition - Coolera/Standhill, Calry/St. Josephs, Western Gaels, Naoimh Eoin and Easkey. Three teams play in the junior championship - Naomh Molaise Gaels, Tourlestrane, the second team of Easkey.

### Amalgamations

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* Craobh Rua were a team from Sligo town, but today the town now has two teams, Calry/St. Joseph's and Naoimh Eoin. Several amalgamations of hurling teams in Sligo have happened over the years.
* Tubbercurry, Curry and Coolaney/Mullinabreena all play under Tourlestrane.
* Western Gaels comprise Enniscrone/Kilglass and Castleconnor and St. Farnan's.
* Drumcliffe/Rosses Point and St Molaise Gaels play under Carly/St. Josephs but in recent years St Molaise fielded a team in the junior championship

## Format

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### Group stage

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The 7 clubs are divided into a group of four and a group of three. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed two group games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top two teams in each group qualify for the semi-finals.

### Knockout stage

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Semi-finals: The 2 group winners and 2 group runners-up contest this round. A group winner will play a group runner-up of another group. The two winners from these two games advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

### Relegation

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The bottom-placed team from the group stage is relegated to the Sligo Junior Hurling Championship.

### Qualification

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At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship.

## Teams

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### 2024 Teams

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Club  | Location  | Colours  | Position in 2023  | In championship since  | Championship Titles  | Last Championship Title

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Calry St. Joseph's | Calry  | Blue and yellow  | Semi-finals  | ?  | 11  | 2017
Coolera-Strandhill | Strandhill | Red and white  | Group stage  | ?  | 1  | 2018
Easkey | Easkey | Blue and yellow  | Champions  | ?  | 6  | 2023
Naomh Eoin | Sligo | Black and red  | Runners-up  | ?  | 1  | 2019
Naomh Molaise Gaels | Cliffoney, Drumcliffe, Maugherow | Green and white  | —  | 2024  | 0  | —
Tourlestrane | Toorlestraun | Green and gold  | —  | 2024  | 7  | 1991
Western Gaels | Castleconnor | Green and white  | Group stage  | ?  | 1  | 2010

### 2023 Grades

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Championship  | Club

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Senior
Senior  |  Calry St. Joseph's
Coolera-Strandhill
Easkey
Naomh Eoin
Western Gaels
Junior
Junior  |  Easkey (2nd team)
Naomh Molaise Gaels
Tourlestrane

## Roll of honour

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### By club[1]

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#  | Club  | Titles  | Runners-up  | Championship wins  | Championship runner-up

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1  |  Craobh Rua | 27  | 5  | 1943, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1670, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994  | 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000
2  |  Tubbercurry | 13  | 5  | 1969, 1977, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006  | 1980, 1983, 2005, 2007, 2011
3  |  Calry St. Joseph's | 11  | 4  | 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017  | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
4  |  Tourlestrane | 7  | 3  | 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991  | 1977, 1993, 2001
7  |  Easkey | 6  | 2  | 1962, 1963, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023  | 1984, 2019
Dromard  | 6  | 2  | 1906, 1907, 1911, 1934, 1935, 1942  | 1929, 1943
7  |  Naomh Eoin | 1  | 7  | 2019  | 1986, 1997, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Western Gaels | 1  | 5  | 2010  | 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017
Coolera-Strandhill | 1  | 4  | 2018  | 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016
Sligo Wanderers  | 1  | 0  | 1905  | —
Sligo United  | 1  | 0  | 1919  | —
Sligo  | 1  | 0  | 1929  | —
Curry | 1  | 0  | 1936  | —
14  | Grange  | 0  | 1  | —  | 1962

## List of finals

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### Legend

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* Gold – Connacht junior club champions
* Silver – Connacht junior club runners-up

### List of Sligo SHC finals

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Year  | Winners  | Runners-up  | #

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Club  | Score  | Club  | Score
2024  |  |  |  |  |
2023  | Easkey Sea Blues | 0-22  | Naomh Eoin | 1-15  | [2]
2022  | Easkey Sea Blues | 3-18  | Naomh Eoin | 1-10  | [3]
2021  | Easkey Sea Blues | 3-21  | Naomh Eoin | 0-10  |
2020  | Easkey Sea Blues | 1-17  | Naomh Eoin | 2-13  | [4]
2019  | Naomh Eoin | 1-12  | Easkey Sea Blues | 0-12  | [5]
2018  | Coolera/Strandhill | 2-25  | Naomh Eoin | 3-10  |
2017  | Calry St. Joseph's | 2-15  | Western Gaels | 3-10  | [6]
2016  | Calry/St. Joseph's | 2-18  | Coolera/Strandhill | 0-04  | [7]
2015  | Calry/St. Joseph's | 0-10  | Western Gaels | 0-09  | [8]
2014  | Calry/St. Joseph's | 4-14  | Western Gaels | 0-03  | [9]
2013  | Calry/St. Joseph's | 5-13  | Coolera/Strandhill | 0-06  | [10]
2012  | Calry/St. Joseph's | 2-16  | Coolera/Strandhill | 1-11  | [11]
2011  | Calry/St. Joseph's | 2-07  | Tubbercurry | 0-12  |
2010  | Western Gaels | 2-15  | Coolera/Strandhill | 2-08  |
2009  | Calry/St. Joseph's | 2-06  | Western Gaels | 1-06  |
2008  | Calry/St. Joseph's | 4-11  | Western Gaels | 1-08  |
2007  | Calry/St. Joseph's | 1-20 (AET)  | Tubbercurry | 1-16 (AET)  |
2006  | Tubbercurry | 0-13  | Calry/St. Joseph's | 1-08  |
2005  | Calry/St. Joseph's | 1-11  | Tubbercurry | 2-06  |
2004  | Tubbercurry | 0-11  | Calry/St. Joseph's | 1-07  |
2003  | Tubbercurry | 3-13  | Calry/St. Joseph's | 2-11  |
2002  | Tubbercurry | 2-07  | Calry/St. Joseph's | 2-05  |
2001  | Tubbercurry | 0-10  | Tourlestrane | 1-04  |
2000  | Tubbercurry | 1-13  | Craobh Rua | 2-03  |
1999  | Tubbercurry |  | Craobh Rua |  |
1998  | Tubbercurry |  | Craobh Rua |  |
1997  | Tubbercurry |  | Naomh Eoin |  |
1996  | Tubbercurry |  |  |  |
1995  | Tubbercurry |  |  |  |
1994  | Craobh Rua |  |  |  |
1993  | Craobh Rua |  | Tourlestrane |  |
1992  | Craobh Rua |  |  |  |
1991  | Tourlestrane |  | Craobh Rua |  |
1990  | Tourlestrane |  | Craobh Rua |  |
1989  | Craobh Rua |  |  |  |
1988  | Tourlestrane |  |  |  |
1987  | Craobh Rua |  |  |  |
1986  | Tourlestrane |  | Naomh Eoin |  |
1985  | Tourlestrane |  |  |  |
1984  | Craobh Rua |  | Easkey |  |
1983  | Tourlestrane |  | Tubbercurry |  |
1982  | Craobh Rua |  |  |  |
1981  | Tourlestrane |  |  |  |
1980  | Craobh Rua |  | Tubbercurry |  |
1979  | Craobh Rua |  |  |  |
1978  | Craobh Rua |  |  |  |
1977  | Tubbercurry |  | Tourlestrane |  |
1976  | Craobh Rua |  |  |  |
1975  | Craobh Rua |  |  |  |
1974  | Craobh Rua |  |  |  |
1973  | Craobh Rua |  |  |  |
1972  | Craobh Rua |  |  |  |
1971  | Craobh Rua |  |  |  |
1970  | Craobh Rua |  |  |  |
1969  | Tubbercurry |  |  |  |
1968  | No Championship  |
1967  | Craobh Rua/Grange  |  |  |  |
1966  | Craobh Rua/Grange  |  |  |  |
1965  | Craobh Rua/Grange  |  | Tubbercurry |  |
1964  | Craobh Rua/Grange  |  |  |  |
1963  | Easkey Sea Blues |  |  |  |
1962  | Easkey Sea Blues | 3-00  | Grange  | 1-04  |
1961  | No Championship  |
1960  | No Championship  |
1959  | No Championship  |
1958  | No Championship  |
1957  | No Championship  |
1956  | No Championship  |
1955  | Craobh Rua |  |  |  |
1954  | Craobh Rua |  |  |  |
1953  | No Championship  |
1952  | No Championship  |
1951  | No Championship  |
1950  | Craobh Rua |  |  |  |
1949  | Craobh Rua |  |  |  |
1948  | No Championship  |
1947  | No Championship  |
1946  | No Championship  |
1945  | Craobh Rua |  |  |  |
1944  | No Championship  |
1943  | Craobh Rua |  | Dromard  |  |
1942  | Dromard  |  |  |  |
1941  | No Championship  |
1940  | No Championship  |
1939  | No Championship  |
1938  | No Championship  |
1937  | No Championship  |
1936  | Curry |  |  |  |
1935  | Dromard  |  |  |  |
1934  | Dromard  |  |  |  |
1933  | No Championship  |
1932  | No Championship  |
1931  | No Championship  |
1930  | No Championship  |
1929  | Sligo  |  | Dromard  |  |
1928  | No Championship  |
1927  | No Championship  |
1926  | No Championship  |
1925  | No Championship  |
1924  | No Championship  |
1923  | No Championship  |
1922  | No Championship  |
1921  | No Championship  |
1920  | No Championship  |
1919  | Sligo United  |  |  |  |
1918  | No Championship  |
1917  | No Championship  |
1916  | No Championship  |
1915  | No Championship  |
1914  | No Championship  |
1913  | No Championship  |
1912  | No Championship  |
1911  | Dromard O'Growney's  |  |  |  |
1910  | No Championship  |
1909  | No Championship  |
1908  | No Championship  |
1907  | Dromard O'Growney's  |  |  |  |
1906  | Dromard O'Growney's  |  |  |  |
1905  | Sligo Wanderers  |  |  |  |

*Bold went on to win Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship

## Records and statistics

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### Recent championships

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#### 2023 championship

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Group stage

Pos  | Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | SF  | SA  | Diff  | Pts  | Qualification

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1  |  Easkey | 4 | 4  | 0  | 0  | 74  | 31  | +43  | 8 | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Naomh Eoin | 4 | 3  | 0  | 1  | 83  | 59  | +24  | 6
3  |  Calry-St Joseph's | 4 | 2  | 0  | 2  | 38  | 47  | -9  | 3
4  |  Western Gaels | 4 | 1  | 0  | 3  | 48  | 96  | -48  | 2 |
5  |  Coolera-Strandhill | 4 | 0  | 0  | 4  | 51  | 61  | -10  | -1

* Calry-St Joseph's and Coolera/Strandhill were deducted a point each for conceding their matches, both to Easkey.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Naomh Eoin 2-18 (24) v Calry-St Joseph's 1-10 (13)

Final

Easkey 0-22 (22) v Naomh Eoin 1-15 (18)

## See also

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* Sligo Senior Football Championship
* Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship

## References

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1. ^ "Senior Hurling Championship". Hogan Stand.
2. ^ "Sligo SHC Final: Easkey complete four-in-a-row". Official GAA.
3. ^ "Three in a row for Easkey in Sligo". Irish Examiner. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
4. ^ "Easkey end long drought to claim Sligo hurling title". RTE. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
5. ^ "Sligo SHC final: historic first for Naomh Eoin". Hogan Stand. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
6. ^ "Sligo SHC final: Calry St Joseph's in seventh heaven". Hogan Stand. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
7. ^ "Free-scoring Calry run riot". Irish Independent. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
8. ^ "Raymond strikes late to seal five-in-a-row for Calry-St Joseph's". Irish Independent. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
9. ^ "Sligo SHC final: Calry coast to four-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
10. ^ "Raymond and Cox inspire Calry-St Joseph's". The Irish Examiner. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
11. ^ "Sligo SHC final: Saints go marching on". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.

## External links

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