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Dr. Hyde Park Páirc de hÍde Location Athlone Road, Roscommon, Ireland Coordinates 53°37′30″N 8°10′51″W / 53.625°N 8.18083°WCoordinates: 53°37′30″N 8°10′51″W / 53.625°N 8.18083°W Opened 1969 Owner Roscommon GAA Construction cost €1,100,000 Capacity 30,000 Field dimensions 145 x 90 m Dr. Hyde Park (Páirc de hÍde in Gaelic) is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Roscommon, Ireland. Built in 1969, and officially opened in 1971, it is the home of the Roscommon Gaelic football team, with Athleague being the traditional home for the Roscommon hurling team. Named after a Gaelic scholar and first President of Ireland, Douglas Hyde, the ground has a capacity of about 30,000. The ground has hosted numerous Connacht Senior Football Championship finals, regardless of Roscommon's participation. Most memorably, it hosted the 1994 Connacht Final which seen Leitrim triumph over Mayo to win their first title since 1927. Other memorable Connacht finals hosted on this ground include the titanic tussle between Roscommon and Galway in 1998, Roscommon's dramatic last gap win over Mayo in 2001 and Sligo's triumph over Galway in 2007. In the initial years of the All-Ireland qualifiers, the ground played host to numerous ties, although in recent years, virtually none have taken places at this ground.
The ground is also home to the GAA club Roscommon Gaels. It consists of four stands, one covered with seating and the other three open terraces. It is located beside the county hospital on the Athlone Rd. in Roscommon Town and is a fortress for the primrose and blue. It replaced the former home to Roscommon, St.Comans Park, in 1969.
See also
- List of GAA Stadiums by Capacity
- Stadiums of Ireland
Categories:- Gaelic games grounds in the Republic of Ireland
- Roscommon GAA
- Sports venues in County Roscommon
- Gaelic Athletic Association stubs
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