Páirc de hÍde | |
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| Location | Athlone Road,Roscommon, F42 AP82,Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 53°37′30″N8°10′51″W / 53.62500°N 8.18083°W /53.62500; -8.18083 |
| Public transit | Roscommon railway station Roscommon Hospital bus stop (Bus Éireann routes 440, 457) |
| Owner | Roscommon GAA |
| Capacity | 18,890 |
| Field size | 145 x 90 m |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1971 |
| Construction cost | €1,100,000 |
| Website | |
| roscommongaels.ie/dr-hyde-park | |
Dr Hyde Park[3][4] (Páirc de hÍde inIrish) is aGaelic Athletic Association (GAA) stadium inRoscommon,Ireland. Built in 1969 and officially opened in 1971, it is the home of theRoscommon county football team, with Athleague being the traditional home for theRoscommon county hurling team. Named after Gaelic scholar and firstPresident of Ireland,Douglas Hyde, the ground previously had a capacity of about 33,612, which was reduced to 18,500 after a nationwide inspection of facilities by the GAA in 2011.[5] Remedial works were planned to raise the capacity to 25,000.[6] At present, the capacity is 18,890 for matches in which there is no general admission, and 16,980 if seating is unreserved.[2] At the start of 2023, a refurbishment project began, which will see the ground's capacity increase to 25,000.[7]
The ground has hosted numerousConnacht Senior Football Championship finals, both with and without Roscommon's participation. It hosted the 1994 Connacht Final in whichLeitrim triumphed overMayo to win their first title since 1927. Other memorable Connacht finals hosted on this ground include the match between Roscommon and Galway in1998, Roscommon's last-minute victory over Mayo in2001 and Sligo's triumph over Galway in2007. Hyde Park also hosted the 1978,1987 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship Finals and1978 and1981 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship finals.
The ground was, until recently, also home toRoscommon Gaels GAA club who have moved to newly-developed grounds at Lisnamult. The grounds consist of four stands; one covered with seating and the other three open terraces. It is located beside the county hospital on the Athlone Road in Roscommon Town. It replaced the former home to Roscommon GAA,St Coman's Park, in 1969.
Roscommon invited Fr. Liam Devine to bless the new grass on the pitch at Dr Hyde Park in 2017.[8]
