St Jarlath's Park

St Jarlath's Park (Páirc Naomh Iarflaith, commonly known as Tuam Stadium) is a GAA stadium in Tuam, County Galway, Ireland. It is one of the principal stadiums of Galway GAA's football teams. The ground once had a capacity of around 26,000. This has progressively been reduced for safety reasons and has most recently been reduced to 6,700.[1]

St Jarlath's Park
(Tuam Stadium)
Páirc Naomh Iarlaith
LocationTuam, County Galway, Ireland
Coordinates53.50934°N 8.853552°W / 53.50934; -8.853552
Public transitGilmartin Road bus stop
(Future: Tuam railway station)
OwnerGalway GAA
Capacity6,700
Opened1950

The official opening of the stadium took place on 21 May 1950. It was blessed and officially opened by the Archbishop of Tuam, Rev. Dr Walsh. The stadium opened with two games, one between Cavan and Mayo and the other between Galway and Dublin.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Stadiums in Ireland". World Stadiums. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. http://www.tuamstadium.com/History.html Archived 10 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine


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