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Encyclopedia > FitzGerald Stadium

FitzGerald Stadium is the principal GAA stadium in Killarney, Ireland, home to the Kerry football team. GAA redirects here. ... This article is about the town in Ireland, there is also a town called Killarney in Ontario, Canada. ... Kerry has multiple meanings. ...


Named after one of the first great players of the GAA, Dick FitzGerald, FitzGerald Stadium was officially opened on May 31, 1936 by Dr. O’Brien the then Bishop of Kerry and J.M Harty Archbishop of Cashel. The attendance at its first match was at least 20,000 but this is refuted to have been 28,000. Within 1 year the new Killarney stadium was to hold its first All-Ireland Hurling Final between Tipperary and Kilkenny. GAA redirects here. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Cashel (Irish: An Caisleán) is a town in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, located south of the midlands of Ireland. ... This article is about the town in Ireland, there is also a town called Killarney in Ontario, Canada. ... The Guinness All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the premier knockout competition in the game of hurling played in Ireland. ... County Tipperary (Tiobraid Árainn in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland, in the province of Munster. ... Kilkenny (Irish: Cill Chainnigh) is the county seat of County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, the population of Kilkenny (including environs) is 20,735. ...


Further developments took place at the Stadium in the 1970’s with the erection of the Dr. O’Sullivan stand and a pavilion. All of this raised the capacity to 39,120. This Stadium is regarded as one of the finest outside of Croke Park, situated under the gaze of the picturesque Kerry mountains. Croke Park (Irish: Páirc an Chrócaigh) in Dublin, Ireland is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), Irelands major sporting organisation. ...


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Fitzgerald Stadium (51 words)
Further developments took place at the Stadium in the 1970's with the erection of the Dr. O'Sullivan stand and a pavilion.
All of this raised the capacity to 39,120.
This Stadium is regarded as one of the finest outside of Croke Park, situated under the gaze of the picturesque Kerry mountains.
FitzGerald Stadium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (166 words)
FitzGerald Stadium is the principal GAA stadium in Killarney, Ireland, home to the Kerry football team.
Named after one of the first great players of the GAA, Dick FitzGerald, FitzGerald Stadium was officially opened on May 31, 1936 by Dr. O’Brien the then Bishop of Kerry and J.M Harty Archbishop of Cashel.
This Stadium is regarded as one of the finest outside of Croke Park, situated under the gaze of the picturesque Kerry mountains.
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