# Fraher Field

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{{Short description|Gaelic athletic stadium}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use Irish English|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox venue
| name             = Fraher Field
| native_name      = Páirc Uí Fhearachair
| native_name_lang = ga
| image            = 
| location         = [Dungarvan](/source/Dungarvan), [County Waterford](/source/County_Waterford), [Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland)
| pushpin_map      = Ireland
| former_names     = Dungarvan Gaelic Field {{small|(1885–1995)}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.waterfordmuseum.ie/exhibit/web/DisplayPrintableImage/K0Y5EzFhpforwardslashRJg/|title=Photo Archive - Waterford County Museum|website=www.waterfordmuseum.ie}}</ref>
| coordinates      = {{coord|52|5|48.06|N|7|37|25.09|W|display=it|type:landmark}}
| opened           = 1885
| renovated        = 1995
| owner            = [Waterford GAA](/source/Waterford_GAA)
| architect        = 
| cost             = 
| capacity         = 15,000<ref name="Capacity 2018">{{cite web |title=Waterford hurlers still uncertain of 'home' for 2019 |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/waterford-hurlers-still-uncertain-of-home-for-2019-1.3640122 |website=Irish Times |access-date=27 April 2021}}</ref>
| public_transit   = Davitts Quay bus stop
| surface          = grass
}}
'''Fraher Field''' ({{langx|ga|Páirc Uí Fhearachair}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/club-football-wrap-4-4310980-Oct2018/|title=The Nire end Kilrossanty dreams in Waterford decider, while Moyle Rovers enjoy Tipperary success|first=Kevin|last=O'Brien|website=The42}}</ref>) is a [GAA](/source/Gaelic_Athletic_Association) stadium, located in [Dungarvan](/source/Dungarvan), [County Waterford](/source/County_Waterford), owned by the [Waterford GAA](/source/Waterford_GAA) County Board. It has a total capacity of around 15,000.
==History==
Dan Fraher (1852–1929), an [Irish language](/source/Irish_language) activist and scholar and promoter of Gaelic games, leased the land in 1885 and bought it outright in 1912. The stadium was renamed in his honour in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.terracetalk.com/articles/301/History-of-Fraher-Field-and-Dr-Crokes-progress-in-Munster|title=History of Fraher Field and Dr. Crokes progress in Munster|website=Terrace Talk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.waterfordmuseum.ie/exhibit/web;jsessionid=DAE80020C912B661FCB7AE60346FEB93?task=Display&art_id=218&pagenum=1&lang=en|title=Biography - Fraher, Dan (1852-1929) - Waterford County Museum|website=www.waterfordmuseum.ie}}</ref>

With the obvious exception of [Croke Park](/source/Croke_Park), Fraher Field has been the venue for more [all-Ireland senior hurling finals](/source/All-Ireland_Hurling_Final) than any other venue, having hosted the 1903, 1905, [1907](/source/1907_All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship_Final) and 1911 deciders.

Various improvements have been made to the stadium since 1995, including the addition of a new stand on one side of the pitch, and the improvement of standing facilities in general. There are discussions about building a second stand on the other side of the pitch, although any action is likely to be put off for some time due to the likely refurbishment of [Walsh Park](/source/Walsh_Park) in [Waterford](/source/Waterford) city. The two grounds are rivals for important games, former Waterford hurling manager [Davy Fitzgerald](/source/Davy_Fitzgerald) saying "There's this endless battle between Walsh Park and Fraher Field, a political battle almost. If one field gets a game, the other has to get the next one. Dungarvan was a nice field, but my personal preference was always Walsh Park, because I felt it had more of the feel of a fortress."<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IiB0DwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Fraher+Field%22&pg=PT123|title=At All Costs|first1=Davy|last1=Fitzgerald|first2=Vincent|last2=Hogan|date=26 October 2018|publisher=Gill & Macmillan Ltd|isbn=9780717179589|via=Google Books}}</ref>

==See also==
* [List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums](/source/List_of_Gaelic_Athletic_Association_stadiums)
* [List of stadiums in Ireland by capacity](/source/List_of_stadiums_in_Ireland_by_capacity)
* [List of All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship finals](/source/List_of_All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship_finals)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080718225030/http://waterford.gaa.ie/page/county_grounds.html History]

{{Gaelic games venues}}
{{Waterford GAA}}

Category:Gaelic games grounds in the Republic of Ireland
Category:Sports venues in County Waterford
Category:Waterford GAA

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