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Croke Park , the largest stadium of any kind in Ireland
Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork city, the fourth largest GAA stadium
The following is a list of stadiums used by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) . The stadiums are ordered by capacity; that is, the maximum number of spectators each stadium is authorised by the GAA to accommodate.
Three of the stadiums above 35,000 capacity are used for Gaelic football and hurling provincial finals , while the largest stadium, Croke Park , is used for the All-Ireland Senior Championship Finals during September of each year, and the semi- and quarter-finals of each sport. It is also used on occasion for the Leinster provincial finals and Ulster provincial finals in Gaelic football, and has been leased for non-GAA events.
While Croke Park has hosted the majority of finals of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship , the final was previously passed among counties apart from Dublin —and, in the case of the 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final , was played at the Polo Grounds in New York City . Similarly, Croke Park has hosted most of the finals of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship ; the most recent final held outside the capital was in 1984, at Semple Stadium in Thurles , County Tipperary , to mark the centenary of the founding of the GAA in the town.
Fans are not usually segregated at GAA venues.[1]
List
Rank
Stadium
Capacity
Location
Coordinates
County
1
Croke Park
82,300
Dublin
53°21′38.70″N 6°15′4.80″W / 53.3607500°N 6.2513333°W / 53.3607500; -6.2513333
GAA
2
Semple Stadium
45,690
Thurles
52°40′55.91″N 7°49′30.40″W / 52.6821972°N 7.8251111°W / 52.6821972; -7.8251111
Tipperary GAA
3
Páirc Uí Chaoimh
45,000[2]
Cork
51°53′59.10″N 8°26′6.15″W / 51.8997500°N 8.4350417°W / 51.8997500; -8.4350417
Cork GAA
4
Gaelic Grounds
44,023
Limerick
52°40′12.50″N 8°39′15.10″W / 52.6701389°N 8.6541944°W / 52.6701389; -8.6541944
Limerick GAA
5
Fitzgerald Stadium
28,089
Killarney
52°3′58.75″N 9°30′28.56″W / 52.0663194°N 9.5079333°W / 52.0663194; -9.5079333
Kerry GAA
6
MacHale Park
25,369
Castlebar
53°51′13.92″N 9°17′3.93″W / 53.8538667°N 9.2844250°W / 53.8538667; -9.2844250
Mayo GAA
7
St Tiernach's Park
29,000
Clones
54°11′8.04″N 7°13′57.86″W / 54.1855667°N 7.2327389°W / 54.1855667; -7.2327389
Monaghan GAA
8
Pearse Stadium
26,000
Galway
53°15′47.92″N 9°5′2.98″W / 53.2633111°N 9.0841611°W / 53.2633111; -9.0841611
Galway GAA
9
Casement Park
31,661
Belfast
54°34′23.90″N 5°59′2.35″W / 54.5733056°N 5.9839861°W / 54.5733056; -5.9839861
Antrim GAA
10
Breffni Park
32,000
Cavan
53°58′54.54″N 7°21′33.38″W / 53.9818167°N 7.3592722°W / 53.9818167; -7.3592722
Cavan GAA
11
Nowlan Park
27,800
Kilkenny
52°39′23.03″N 7°14′22.85″W / 52.6563972°N 7.2396806°W / 52.6563972; -7.2396806
Kilkenny GAA
12
O'Moore Park
22,000
Portlaoise
53°1′33.84″N 7°18′7.93″W / 53.0260667°N 7.3022028°W / 53.0260667; -7.3022028
Laois GAA
13
Healy Park
18,500
Omagh
54°36′49.89″N 7°17′45.95″W / 54.6138583°N 7.2960972°W / 54.6138583; -7.2960972
Tyrone GAA
14
Wexford Park
18,000
Wexford
52°19′57.47″N 6°28′33.20″W / 52.3326306°N 6.4758889°W / 52.3326306; -6.4758889
Wexford GAA
15
Páirc Esler
20,000
Newry
54°9′9.77″N 6°19′27.42″W / 54.1527139°N 6.3242833°W / 54.1527139; -6.3242833
Down GAA
16
Dr. Hyde Park
18,500
Roscommon
53°37′29.70″N 8°10′50.54″W / 53.6249167°N 8.1807056°W / 53.6249167; -8.1807056
Roscommon GAA
17
St Mary's Park
23,000
Castleblayney
54°11′8.04″N 7°13′57.86″W / 54.1855667°N 7.2327389°W / 54.1855667; -7.2327389
Monaghan GAA
18
Páirc na gCeilteach
22,000
Derry
54°59′35.73″N 7°20′0.83″W / 54.9932583°N 7.3335639°W / 54.9932583; -7.3335639
Derry GAA
19
Dr. Cullen Park
21,000
Carlow
52°50′49.38″N 6°54′58.82″W / 52.8470500°N 6.9163389°W / 52.8470500; -6.9163389
Carlow GAA
20
O'Connor Park
20,000
Tullamore
53°16′49.80″N 7°29′21.93″W / 53.2805000°N 7.4894250°W / 53.2805000; -7.4894250
Offaly GAA
21
Brewster Park
20,000
Enniskillen
54°21′3.62″N 7°38′1.92″W / 54.3510056°N 7.6338667°W / 54.3510056; -7.6338667
Fermanagh GAA
22
Athletic Grounds
19,500
Armagh
54°20′36.15″N 6°39′41.21″W / 54.3433750°N 6.6614472°W / 54.3433750; -6.6614472
Armagh GAA
23
Markievicz Park
19,000
Sligo
54°15′26.10″N 8°27′56.08″W / 54.2572500°N 8.4655778°W / 54.2572500; -8.4655778
Sligo GAA
24
MacCumhaill Park
18,000
Ballybofey
54°48′3.69″N 7°46′42.38″W / 54.8010250°N 7.7784389°W / 54.8010250; -7.7784389
Donegal GAA
25
Páirc Tailteann
17,000
Navan
53°38′59.03″N 6°41′38.28″W / 53.6497306°N 6.6939667°W / 53.6497306; -6.6939667
Meath GAA
26
Walsh Park
17,000
Waterford
52°15′17″N 7°7′43.79″W / 52.25472°N 7.1288306°W / 52.25472; -7.1288306
Waterford GAA
27
Páirc Uí Rinn
16,500
Cork
51°53′29.1″N 8°26′13.39″W / 51.891417°N 8.4370528°W / 51.891417; -8.4370528
Cork GAA
28
Fraher Field
15,000
Dungarvan
52°5′48.06″N 7°37′25.09″W / 52.0966833°N 7.6236361°W / 52.0966833; -7.6236361
Waterford GAA
29
Cusack Park (Ennis)
14,864
Ennis
52°50′46.73″N 8°58′43.18″W / 52.8463139°N 8.9786611°W / 52.8463139; -8.9786611
Clare GAA
30
Parnell Park
13,500
Donnycarney
53°22′22.70″N 6°13′0″W / 53.3729722°N 6.21667°W / 53.3729722; -6.21667
Dublin GAA
31
Austin Stack Park
12,000
Tralee
52°16′09.51″N 9°41′38.37″W / 52.2693083°N 9.6939917°W / 52.2693083; -9.6939917
Kerry GAA
32
Cusack Park (Mullingar)
11,000
Mullingar
53°31′40.83″N 7°20′18.75″W / 53.5280083°N 7.3385417°W / 53.5280083; -7.3385417
Westmeath GAA
33
St Brendan's Park
11,000
Birr
53°5′29.14″N 7°54′31.01″W / 53.0914278°N 7.9086139°W / 53.0914278; -7.9086139
Offaly GAA
34
Aughrim County Ground
10,000
Wicklow
52°51′9.58″N 6°20′7.29″W / 52.8526611°N 6.3353583°W / 52.8526611; -6.3353583
Wicklow GAA
35
Pearse Park
10,000
Longford
53°44′21.29″N 7°48′7.46″W / 53.7392472°N 7.8020722°W / 53.7392472; -7.8020722
Longford GAA
36
Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
9,331
Carrick-on-Shannon
53°56′53.01″N 8°4′30.53″W / 53.9480583°N 8.0751472°W / 53.9480583; -8.0751472
Leitrim GAA
37
St Jarlath's Park
6,700
Tuam
53°50′34″N 8°51′11″W / 53.84278°N 8.85306°W / 53.84278; -8.85306
Galway GAA
38
St Conleth's Park
6,200
Newbridge
53°10′45.88″N 6°47′39.77″W / 53.1794111°N 6.7943806°W / 53.1794111; -6.7943806
Kildare GAA
39
Fr Tierney Park
5,600
Ballyshannon
Donegal GAA
40
McKenna Park
5,000
Ballycran
54°28′38.99″N 5°30′26.94″W / 54.4774972°N 5.5074833°W / 54.4774972; -5.5074833
Down GAA
41
Emerald GAA Grounds
5,000
Ruislip
51°33′01″N 0°23′54″W / 51.5501847°N 0.3983778°W / 51.5501847; -0.3983778
London GAA
42
Shamrock Field
4,000
St John's
Canada GAA [citation needed ]
43
O'Donnell Park
3,800
Letterkenny
Donegal GAA
44
Gaelic Grounds
3,500
Drogheda
53°43′24.89″N 6°21′33.76″W / 53.7235806°N 6.3593778°W / 53.7235806; -6.3593778
Louth GAA
45
Gaelic Park
2,000
New York City
40°53′15″N 73°54′5″W / 40.88750°N 73.90139°W / 40.88750; -73.90139
New York GAA
46
Páirc Phroinsías
1,000
Clara
Offaly GAA
See also
Lists of stadiums by capacity
References
^ Scott, Ronan (29 January 2013). "I'm a GAA fan, get me out of here!" . Gaelic Life . Retrieved 29 January 2013 . On Saturday, I swapped the Athletic Grounds for Windsor Park. Rather than go and watch Tyrone win another title, I opted to go see Cliftonville play in the IrnBru Cup final. [...] One thing that the GAA has, is that you can enter wherever you want, stand where you want, and you will always be welcome no matter who you are.
^ http://paircuichaoimh.ie/pairc-ui-chaoimh-seating-plan/
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