GAA County Grounds and Their Counties Quiz

Answer: Parnell Park

Parnell Park is named after Charles Stewart Parnell, a famous Irish politician of the 19th century.

Answer: Doctor Hyde Park

The stadium is named after Douglas Hyde, the first President of Ireland (1938-1945). He was born in Castlerea, in County Roscommon. The stadium is on the edge of Roscommon town, built very close to St. Coman's Cemetery. The town and county are named after St. Coman.

Answer: Nowlan Park

Named after James Nowan, who was President of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 1901 to 1921.

Answer: Semple Stadium

Semple Stadium is named after Tom Semple (1879-1943), a famous Tipperary hurler. The stadium is in the town of Thurles, where the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded on the 1st of November 1884. Semple Stadium opened in 1910 and has been renovated many times since., It hosted the 1984 All-Ireland Hurling Final, to celebrate that centenary.

Answer: St. Tiernach's Park

The stadium is named after Saint Tiarnach who founded the town of Clones, where the stadium is, as an ancient monastic settlement circa. 500 AD. It is the traditional home of the Ulster Football Final each year. The stadium opened in 1944.

Answer: Pearse Stadium

Named after Padraig Pearse, the Irish revolutionary, Pearse Stadium is located in Salthill, just outside Galway city. It opened in 1957. The seaside suburb is a great attraction for tourists.

Answer: Healy Park

The stadium is name after GAA clubman Michael Healy, who was from Omagh, where the stadium is located. It opened in 1972.

Answer: Páirc Seán Mac Diarmaida

The stadium is in Carrick on Shannon, in County Leitrim. It is named after an Irish revolutionary and signatory of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic (April 1916), which was subsequently ratified by the Irish Declaration of Independence (January 1919).

He was from Corranmore in County Leitrim. His name is also used for a railway station in Sligo and in its English form, Seán McDermott, a street in Dublin.

Answer: Breffni Park

Breffni Park opened in 1923. Breffni is the historic name for the area of counties Cavan and Leitrim. Cavan itself is often called the Breffni County.

Answer: Markievicz Park

Like a lot of stadiums in Ireland, Markievicz Park is named after a historical revolutionary. It is the only county ground named after a woman, being named after Constance Georgine Markievicz (1868-1927), nee Constance Georgine Gore-Booth. Her surname is that of her Polish husband. She was a member of parliament from 1918 to 1922.

Answer: Celtic Park

Celtic Park is very close to the Brandywell, the home of the local soccer team, Derry City. Derry Celtic were the forerunner to Derry City, and Celtic Park was their home ground, before being bought by the GAA in the 1940s.

Answer: Pearse Park

The ground were formerly named Longford Park. Like the similary named Pearse Stadium in Galway, the ground was renamed as Pearse Park in 1937 after Padraig Pearse (1879-1916), the Irish revolutionary.

Answer: MacHale Park

The stadium is named after John MacHale, a 19th century Irish Catholic Archbishop of Tuam, and Irish nationalist. It is in the town of Castlebar and home to the local Castlebar Mitchels club. The stadium opened in 1931 and has had a number of renovations since.

Answer: The Gaelic Grounds

The stadium is found at Coolraine on the Ennis Road on the edge of the city of Limerick. One of its stands is the Mick Mackey Stand, named after a very famous Limerick hurler.

Answer: O'Moore Park

The stadium's name comes from an ancient clan in the area. The stadium is on the edge of Portlaoise, the county town of Laois. Matches have been played since the 1880s and when the GAA county board bought the stadium in 1917, they became one of the first county boards to do so.