St Jarlath's Park

St Jarlath's Park (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. 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.^[2]

St Jarlath's Park
(Tuam Stadium)

Páirc Naomh Iarlaith
St Jarlath's Park (Tuam Stadium) Location within Ireland Show map of Ireland St Jarlath's Park (Tuam Stadium) St Jarlath's Park (Tuam Stadium) (County Galway) Show map of County Galway St Jarlath's Park (Tuam Stadium) St Jarlath's Park (Tuam Stadium) (Tuam) Show map of Tuam
Location	Tuam, County Galway, Ireland
Coordinates	53°30′34″N 8°51′13″W
Public transit	Gilmartin Road bus stop
Owner	Galway GAA
Capacity	6,700[1]
Opened	1950

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 opened with two games, one between Cavan and Mayo and the other between Galway and Dublin.^[3]

See also

• List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums
• List of stadiums in Ireland by capacity