Ballisodare GAA
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Ballisodare is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club based in the village and hinterland of Ballisodare in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland
. It had existed successfully for many years before joining with the neighbouring Collooney
club, initially as Collooney/Ballisodare and later Owenmore Gaels, before being revived in 1997.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club based in the village and hinterland of Ballisodare in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. It had existed successfully for many years before joining with the neighbouring Collooney
Collooney
-Transport:Collooney is located just off the N4 and N17 roads, having been bypassed twice, by the N4 in 1998, and the N17 in 1992, and is the meeting point of both roads. The town was a significant railway centre, with no less than three railway stations...
club, initially as Collooney/Ballisodare and later Owenmore Gaels, before being revived in 1997.
Honours
- Sligo Senior Football Championship:
- 1931, 1932, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 (Collooney/Ballisodare - 1967, 1969)
- Sligo Junior Football ChampionshipSligo Junior Football ChampionshipThe Sligo Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the lower-tier Sligo teams, at present composed entirely of reserve teams from the various clubs in the county...
:- 1929, 1939, 1956, 2009
- Sligo Senior Football League (Division 1)Sligo Senior Football League (Division 1)The Sligo Senior Football League is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club league competition between the top Sligo clubs, operating in Division 1 of the league...
:- 1959, 1960, 1961
- Benson Cup:
- 2000, 2001