{{Short description|Stadium in Tuam, Ireland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=June 2020}} {{primary sources|date=March 2008}} {{Infobox venue | name = St Jarlath's Park<br />(Tuam Stadium) | nickname = '''{{lang|ga|Páirc Naomh Iarlaith}}''' | pushpin_map = Ireland#Ireland County Galway#Ireland Tuam | pushpin_label_position = top | image = | location = Tuam, County Galway, Ireland | opened = 1950 | renovated = | owner = Galway GAA | cost = | public_transit = Gilmartin Road bus stop | capacity = 6,700<ref name="Tuam capacity">{{cite web |title=St. Jarlath's Park (Tuam) |url=https://www.galwaygaa.ie/st-jarlath-s-park-tuam |website=Galway GAA |access-date=27 April 2021}}</ref> | coordinates = {{coord|53.50934| -8.853552|display=it|format=dms}} }} thumb|Joe Bergin playing at Tuam Stadium, 2015 '''St Jarlath's Park''' ({{IPAc-en|'|dZ|ɑːr|l|@|T|s}}; ''Páirc Iarflaith Naofa'', 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2020/06/07/how-well-do-you-know-your-cups-and-county-grounds/|title=How well do you know your cups and county grounds?|date=7 June 2020|website=Connaught Telegraph}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.worldstadiums.com/europe/countries/ireland.shtml | title=Stadiums in Ireland | publisher=World Stadiums | access-date=10 June 2020}}</ref>
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 is named for Iarlaithe mac Loga (Jarlath), a 6th-century saint who was the first Bishop of Tuam.<ref>https://www.dib.ie/biography/iarlaithe-jarlath-a4192</ref> The stadium opened with two games, one between Cavan and Mayo and the other between Galway and Dublin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tuamstadium.com/History.html |title= //Tuam Stadium Redevelopment//|website=www.tuamstadium.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110131005/http://www.tuamstadium.com/History.html |archive-date=10 January 2010}}</ref>
==See also== * List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums * List of stadiums in Ireland by capacity
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.tuamstadium.com/ Stadium redevelopment site]
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Category:Buildings and structures in Tuam Category:Gaelic games grounds in the Republic of Ireland Category:Galway GAA Category:Sport in Tuam Category:Sports venues in County Galway
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