 Geesala is also the setting for John Millington Synge's seminal Irish play, "The Playboy of the Western World".Geesala National School has won a number of county titles in Gaelic football and is well represented at minor, U-21 and senior levels.Geesala Boxing Club has produced boxers such as Henry Coyle and Jimmy Monaghan, with some of its students achieving world titles in lightweight and bantamweight divisions.