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) is located in Ireland
St Jarlath's Park (Tuam Stadium)
St Jarlath's Park
(Tuam Stadium)
Location within Ireland
St Jarlath's Park (Tuam Stadium) is located in County Galway
St Jarlath's Park (Tuam Stadium)
St Jarlath's Park
(Tuam Stadium)
St Jarlath's Park
(Tuam Stadium) (County Galway)
St Jarlath's Park (Tuam Stadium) is located in Tuam
St Jarlath's Park (Tuam Stadium)
St Jarlath's Park
(Tuam Stadium)
St Jarlath's Park
(Tuam Stadium) (Tuam)
LocationTuam, County Galway, Ireland
Coordinates53°30′34″N 8°51′13″W / 53.50934°N 8.853552°W / 53.50934; -8.853552
Public transitGilmartin Road bus stop
OwnerGalway GAA
Capacity6,700[1]
Opened1950

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]

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  1. ^ "St. Jarlath's Park (Tuam)". Galway GAA. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Stadiums in Ireland". World Stadiums. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. ^ "//Tuam Stadium Redevelopment//". www.tuamstadium.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010.
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