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O'Toole Park (Irish: Páirc Uí Thuathail), also known as Lorcan O'Toole Park (Irish: Páirc Lorcáin Uí Thuathail), is a Gaelic games venue in Crumlin, Dublin. The ground was opened in 1957 by then Minister for Defence Kevin Boland.[2][3] It is named after Lorcan O'Toole, who was secretary of the Dublin County Board from 1915 to 1940.[2]
Páirc Uí Thuathail | |
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| Location | Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland[1] |
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| Coordinates | 53°18′56″N 6°18′26″W / 53.3155°N 6.3072°W |
| Public transit | Kimmage Road West bus stop (Dublin Bus 9, 17) Stannaway Court bus stop (Dublin Bus 83) |
| Owner | Dublin GAA |
| Opened | 1957 |
Owned by Dublin GAA, it is used for games during the Dublin Senior Football and Dublin Senior Hurling Championships. It also hosts Dublin Intermediate and Junior county finals. It was home to the Dublin county football and county hurling teams prior to the redevelopment of Parnell Park.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Crumlin GAA - Lorcan O'Toole Park, Crumlin, Dublin 12". dublingaa.ie. Dublin GAA Board. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ a b Unleashing 'The Blue Wave' : A Strategy for Dublin GAA 2011-2017. Croke Park (Report). Gaelic Athletic Association. 2011.
Lorcan O'Toole (O'Toole Park, appropriately opened by Kevin Boland in 1957 commemorates him) [was] secretary of the County Board from 1915 to 1940
- ^ "Captain's log: the voyage that foundered before Dublin discovered route forward". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
Parnell Park had to be overhauled. We built O'Toole Park. At the opening Kevin Boland [..] was the Minister for Defence at the time