MacHale Park
MacHale Park (/məˈkeɪl/) is a GAA stadium in Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland. It is the home of the Castlebar Mitchels GAA and Mayo GAA Gaelic football teams. Built in 1931, as of 2022 the ground has a capacity of approximately 28,000 and is named after John MacHale, Catholic Archbishop of Tuam from 1831 to 1881. It is the twelfth-biggest sports stadium in the Republic of Ireland by capacity and the second-biggest in the province of Connacht after Pearse Stadium in Galway; which is the home of Galway GAA.
Páirc Mhic Éil | |
MacHale Park, November 2016 | |
| Location | Castlebar, County Mayo, F23 AC90, Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 53°51′14″N 9°17′4″W |
| Public transit | Castlebar railway station Stephen Garvey Way bus stop (Bus Éireann routes 52, 440) |
| Owner | Mayo GAA |
| Capacity | 25,369 (2019–present) |
| Field size | 137×82 m |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1931 |
| Renovated | 1950–1952 2008 |
| Construction cost | IR£1,700 (1930) |
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