Corrigan Park

Corrigan Park
Pairc Uí Chorragáin
Location	Whiterock Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Broke ground	1926
Opened	1927
Renovated	2001
Owner	Antrim GAA
Capacity	5,500

Corrigan Park is a GAA ground on the Whiterock Road in West Belfast that served as the main venue for Gaelic Games in Belfast until the opening of Casement Park in 1953. It was named in honour of Sean Corrigan, mentor of the Brian Óg club who were Antrim’s first hurling champions. It is designated as a ground with a capcity of more than 5,000 by Belfast City Council.^[1]

Championship fixtures

Corrigan Park was associated with the run of the Antrim hurling team to the final of the 1943 All Ireland championship, Corrigan Park staged the quarter final in which Antrim beat Galway and the semi-final in which Antrim beat Kilkenny, both unexpected results at the time. Its tight, confined space was regarded as being advantageous to the home side in those matches.^[2]

Football

Among the major football championship matches it staged were the Cavan-Antrim Ulster championship semi-finals of 1930, 1931 and 1949. Its last major football championship match was Antrim v Donegal in the Ulster championship of 1952.

Camogie

Corrigan Park staged the All Ireland Camogie finals of 1944, 1946, and 1947, two of which were won by Antrim, and also several of Antrim’s semi-finals. It became known as the home of camogie during this period.^[3]

Current

It is home to Naomh Eoin GAA club. It regularly hosts Ulster club 1998 Oct 12 McConville Goals Decisive</ref> and colleges matches at second^[4] and third^[5] level.

References

1. ^ Belfast City Council Health & Safety
2. ^ Corry, Eoghan (2005). Illustrated History of the GAA. Dublin, Ireland: Gill & MacMillan. pp. 250. 
3. ^ The Evolution of the GAA by Donal McAnallen (Ulster Historical Foundation 2009) ISBN 978-1903688830
4. ^ 1991 Ulster colleges final
5. ^ Sigerson 2004 Queen's Univ 1-7 Sligo IT report

External links

• [1] Naomh Eoin CLG Website