Páirc Mhic Éil | |
Location | Castlebar, County Mayo, F23 AC90, Ireland |
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Coordinates | 53°51′14″N 9°17′4″W / 53.85389°N 9.28444°W |
Public transit | Castlebar railway station Stephen Garvey Way bus stop (Bus Éireann routes 52, 440) |
Owner | Mayo GAA |
Capacity | 25,369 (since 2019)[1] |
Field size | 137×82 m |
Construction | |
Opened | 1931 |
Renovated | 1950–1952 2008 |
Construction cost | IR£1,700 (1930) |
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, the ground currently has a capacity of 25,369 and is named after John MacHale, Catholic Archbishop of Tuam from 1831 to 1881.[2] 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.