Was just wondering on average how many county grounds your average GAA fan has been to. Myself and my brother were bored on the way to Casement this year and counted ours as the following:
Leinster: Newbridge Portlaoise Tullamore Mullingar Navan Carlow Longford Kilkenny
Connacht: Castlebar Roscommon
Munster: Thurles Limerick
Ulster: Belfast
Assuming you don't count Croker, that's 13 out of 32 (34 if you count London and NY) which seems pretty low. Is it?
doublehop (Kildare) - Posts: 4172 - 19/08/2010 11:45:33
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Unfortunately I am old enough to be able to say which ones I've never been to! Only county in Leinster whose county ground I've never been in is Louth/Drogheda. Been in all the rest and in some cases seen Dublin play at more than one location, eg Athy and Newbridge in Kildare.
In Munster have been at matches in every county although in Clare it was Tulla not Ennis. Never in Killarney either.
Connaught: been in Tuam and Ballinasloe but not Pearse. Was in Athleague and Hyde Park, Castlebar, Carrick on Shannon but never at game in Sligo.
Ulster: Never at match in Donegal. Have been in Enniskillen, Bellaghy, Newry, Casement, Crossmaglen, Armagh Athletic Grounds, Clones, Cavan.
So of 32 counties, have been in 30! As I say, I'm old :-(
hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 19/08/2010 12:02:54
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Been to: Croke Park Semple Stadium Gaelic Grounds Páirc Uí Chaoimh Fitzgerald Stadium Pearse Stadium Casement Park Cusack Park (Ennis) O'Moore Park Nowlan Park Dr. Cullen Park O'Connor Park Wexford Park Walsh Park Fraher Field Cusack Park (Mullingar) Parnell Park St. Conleth's Park St. Brendan's Park Aughrim Park
And played in them all except Fitzgerald Stadium.
Puddersthecat (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1692 - 19/08/2010 12:04:11
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Leinster: Portlaoise (twice) Tullamore (twice) Navan
Ulster: Belfast Derry Ballybofey
Connacht: London
Munster: Thurles
Not wishing to blow my own trumpet but i think that's not bad for someone who has only been following GAA since 2006 and has to jet across from England!
Tongo (UK) - Posts: 1795 - 19/08/2010 12:05:28
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Ulster: Cavan, Clones, Derry, Belfast, Armagh, Ballybofey, Newry, Omagh, Enniskillen
Connacht: Castlebar, Sligo, Carrick-on-Shannon
Leinster: Parnell Park, Tullamore, Aughrim, Navan
irlande (Fermanagh) - Posts: 535 - 19/08/2010 12:06:29
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Leinster: Parnell Park Tullamore Navan Aughrim Longford Kilkenny
Connacht: Galway
Munster: Waterford Ennis Killarney Cork Thurles Limerick
Ulster:
International: London New York
Twisted_Menace (Kerry) - Posts: 113 - 19/08/2010 12:10:21
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Leinster: Aughrim Newbridge Drogheda Longford Carlow Wexford Parnell Park Pairc Tailteann, Navan (witnessed Wicklow vocational schools win a rare All Ireland title) Nowlan Park
Munster Limerick Gaelic Grounds Dungarvan Ardfinnan Ennis
Connacht Tuam Castlebar
Ulster Breffni Park Clones
Trying to think of anymore... Tis hard..
Southern Dandy (Wicklow) - Posts: 789 - 19/08/2010 12:17:04
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Con Cavan (Cavan) - Posts: 894 - 19/08/2010 12:39:20
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I have visited these (and played on a lot of them too):
Leinster: Croke Park and Parnell Park, Dublin Drogheda, Louth O'Connor Park, Offaly Cusack Park, Westmeath (Played Here) Páirc Tailteann, Meath Pearse Park, Longford (Played Here) Wexford Park, Wexford Aughrim, Wicklow
Connacht: McHale Park, Mayo Markievicz Park, Sligo (Played here) Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, Leitrim (Played here) Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon Pearse Park, Galway
Munster: Semple Stadium, Thurles Pairc Ui Caoimh, Cork
Ulster (I've actually played on all of these): Casement Park, Belfast Breffni Park, Cavan St. Tiernachs Park, Monaghan Brewster Park, Fermanagh Healy Park, Omagh MacCumhaill Park Ballybofey, Donegal Celtic Park, Derry Athletic Park and Crossmaglen, Armagh Pairc Esler, Down
Loughduff Lad (Cavan) - Posts: 2480 - 19/08/2010 12:43:14
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Kilkenny Carlow Birr Tullamore Portlaoise Navan* Mullingar Newbridge Wexford Enniscorthy Longford*
Thurles Limerick Ennis* Cork Killarney* Tralee* Waterford Dungarvan
Galway Roscommon* Castlebar* London
Those with the * are places I have never played in!
KKid (Kilkenny) - Posts: 421 - 19/08/2010 12:47:24
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Leinster: Pairc tailteann(Navan) Parnell pk.(Dublin) st. conleth's pk.(Newbridge) Cusack pk.(Mullingar) O'Moore pk.(Portlaoise) Aughrim Dr. Cullen pk.(Carlow) Pearse pk.(Longford) O'Connor pk.(Tullamore)
Connacht: pairc sean mac diarmada(Carrick on-shannon) Perase Stadium(Galway) Dr. Hyde pk.(Roscommon)
Munster: Fitzgerald Stadium(Killarney) Gaelic Grounds(Limerick) Semple Stadium(Thurles) Walsh pk.(Waterford)
Ulster: Breffini pk.(Cavan) St. Tiernach's pk.(Clones) Healy Pk.(Omagh) St. Oliver Plunkett pk.(Crossmaglen) Caesment pk.(Belfast) Celtic pk.(Derry) Pairc Esler(Newry) Brewster pk.(Enniskillen)
PK57 (Louth) - Posts: 1664 - 19/08/2010 13:00:30
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Leinster: All Munster: 4 Connacht:3 Ulster:2 Total: 21
MARNELL (Westmeath) - Posts: 728 - 19/08/2010 13:02:20
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What about the older grounds that were once county grounds. Dungannon, Lurgan, Irvinestown, Ballinascreen, Newcastle, Castleblaney etc. All these grounds held big matches in the 1970's 1980's.
Byanthon (Tyrone) - Posts: 1792 - 19/08/2010 13:24:38
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Connacht: Mayo - McHale Park Galway - Tuam Stadium (bring it back!), Pearse Stadium Roscommon - Dr Hyde Park Sligo - Markievicz Park Leitrim - Pairc Sean MacDiarmada London - Ruislip NY - Gaelic Grounds (not for an intercounty match though)
Ulster: Tyrone - Healy Park Derry - Celtic Park Antrim - Casement Park Cavan - Breffni Park
Munster: Clare - Cusack Park Limerick - Gaeilic Grounds
Leinster: Dublin - Parnell Park Westmeath - Mullingar Laois - O'Moore Park Longford - Pearse Park Wicklow - Aughrim Kildare - Newbridge
Tubberman (Mayo) - Posts: 29 - 19/08/2010 13:31:36
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Leinster Pairc Tailteann, Navan Parnell Park, Dublin Croke Park, Dublin Drogheda Pearse Park, Longford Cusack Park, Mullingar O'Connor Park, Tullamore O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Dr Cullen Park, Carlow Wexford Park, Wexford St Conleths Park, Newbridge
Ulster St Tiernachs Park, Clones Casement Park, Belfast The Marshes, Newry Breffni Park, Cavan Brewster Park, Enniskillen
Connacht Hyde Park, Roscommon Sean MacDiarmuida Park, Carrick-on-Shannon Markievizc Park, Sligo
Munster Semple Stadium, Thurles Cusack Park, Ennis Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork
men_of_49 (Meath) - Posts: 2019 - 19/08/2010 13:42:27
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LEINSTER: drogheda navan parnell park newbridge portlaoise tullamore mullingar longford aughrim wexford
ULSTER: newry crossmaglen casement park derry enniskillen cavan monaghan
MUNSTER: thurles limerick
CONNAUGHT: sligo
OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 19/08/2010 13:51:54
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Forgot about the 33rd county - New York's Gaelic Park.
hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 19/08/2010 13:55:45
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Connacht: Mayo - McHale Park Galway - Pearse Stadium Roscommon - Dr Hyde Park Sligo - Markievicz Park Leitrim - Pairc Sean MacDiarmada London - Ruislip
Munster: Limerick - Gaelic Grounds Clare - Cusack Park, Ennis Cork - Pairc Ui Chaoimh Tipperary - Semple Stadium Kerry - Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
Ulster: Donegal - McCumhaill Park, Ballybofey Cavan - Breffni Park Fermanagh - Brewster Park, Enniskillen Tyrone - Healy Park, Omagh Monaghan - St Tiernachs, Clones Armagh - Crossmaglen Antrim - Casement Park, Belfast
Leinster: Dublin - Croke Park and Parnell Park Meath - Pairc Tailteann Navan Westmeath - Cusack Park Mullingar Louth - Drogheda Wicklow - Aughrim Carlow - Dr Cullen Park Offaly - O'Connor Park Tullamore Laois - Portlaoise.
ObserverNo2 (USA) - Posts: 38 - 19/08/2010 14:09:42
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Fermanagh (Brewster park and irvinestown) Antrim Casement park Donegal ( Ballybofey and ballyshannon) Armagh ( Athletic grounds and crossmaglen) Cavan Breffni Park Tyrone Healy Park Derry ( Celtic park and ballinascreen ) Down Newry Monaghan all the grounds lol
Leinster Louth Drogheda Meath Navan dublin Parnell park wexford Wexford park Longford pearse park carlow dr cullen park laois o moore park offaly o connor park Kildare newbridge
Haven't been to aughrim, nowlan park or cusack park in westmeath as i can't remember monaghan playing there
Connacht Galway Pearse stadium Mayo McHale park roscommon Dr Hyde park sligo Marchevicz park leitrim carrick on shannon and other place can't think of the name London Ruislip
Muster Waterford Dungarvan Kerry Fitzgerald stadium cork Pairc ui rinn and pairc ui choimh limerick Gaelic grounds Clare cusack park Tipp Ardfinnan and semple
So in total been to 38 designated county grounds
shaggylegend (Monaghan) - Posts: 1948 - 19/08/2010 14:26:42
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hurlingdub County: Dublin Posts: 2228
750289 Unfortunately I am old enough to be able to say which ones I've never been to! Only county in Leinster whose county ground I've never been in is Louth/Drogheda. Been in all the rest and in some cases seen Dublin play at more than one location, eg Athy and Newbridge in Kildare.
In Munster have been at matches in every county although in Clare it was Tulla not Ennis. Never in Killarney either.
Connaught: been in Tuam and Ballinasloe but not Pearse. Was in Athleague and Hyde Park, Castlebar, Carrick on Shannon but never at game in Sligo.
Ulster: Never at match in Donegal. Have been in Enniskillen, Bellaghy, Newry, Casement, Crossmaglen, Armagh Athletic Grounds, Clones, Cavan.
So of 32 counties, have been in 30! As I say, I'm old :-(
Yes age is def catching up with you, so much so that you can't count:- you say you have never been at a match in Louth, Donegal or Sligo and you havent mentioned a Tyrone venue so thats 28 not 30, any others you have missed?
2leftfeet (None) - Posts: 130 - 19/08/2010 14:34:38
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