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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.belfastceltic.org/park/index.html Stadium information]
*[http://www.belfastceltic.org/park/index.html Stadium information]
*[http://www.thewildgeese.com/pages/belfcelt.html Stadium information]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080511214359/http://www.thewildgeese.com/pages/belfcelt.html Stadium information]
*[http://www.dublinevents.com/dublin-sports/Greyhound-racing.php History of Dog Racing in Ireland]
*[http://www.dublinevents.com/dublin-sports/Greyhound-racing.php History of Dog Racing in Ireland]



Revision as of 00:25, 18 November 2016

Celtic Park
Paradise
Map
LocationBelfast, Northern Ireland
Capacity50,000 overall 90,000.
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1899
Opened1901
Closed1980s
Demolished1986
Tenants
Belfast Celtic

Celtic Park was a multi-use stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home of Belfast Celtic F.C.. It was also a greyhound racing course. The stadium was able to hold 90,000 spectators at its height 50,000 spectators seated.[1] The stadium ceased to host Belfast Celtic matches when the team stopped playing competitive matches in 1949, but it continued to be a greyhound track until the 1980s.[1] Like Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland, it was known as Paradise by its fans. It was the first greyhound track that opened in Ireland on 18 April 1927. The site of Celtic Park is now occupied by a shopping centre.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Belfast Celtic". Groundtastic. Retrieved 11 February 2009.

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