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Páirc Naoimh Breandáin | |
  St Brendan's Park Location within Ireland | |
| Location | Birr,County Offaly,Ireland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 53°5′29.14″N7°54′31.01″W / 53.0914278°N 7.9086139°W /53.0914278; -7.9086139 |
| Public transit | Emmet Square bus stop |
| Owner | Offaly GAA |
| Capacity | 8,800[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
St Brendan's Park (Irish:Páirc Naoimh Breandáin), known for sponsorship reasons asGrant Heating St. Brendan's Park,[2] is aGAA stadium inBirr,County Offaly,Ireland. It is one of the main grounds ofOffaly'sGaelic football andhurling teams. The ground has a capacity of 8,800. Prior to the development ofO'Connor Park in Tullamore, the ground was the base of Offaly hurling and played host to intercounty competitions and to the Offaly hurling county final. Most Offaly games have since transferred to Tullamore.[3] The stadium is named for the local patron saintBrendan of Birr (d. c. AD 572), not to be confused with the more famousBrendan the Navigator (d. c. AD 577).[4]
Saint Brendan's Park is the home ground ofthe town’s GAA club. It is located on the south side of the town on Railway Road.[5]
The site was also the venue of the1971 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-final between Tipperary and Galway. 15,022 crammed into the venue to watch Tipperary see off Galway in a high scoring match.[6] St Brendan's Park is also located close to the site of the venue of the first All- Ireland Hurling Final which was between Thurles representing Tipperary and Meelick representing Galway in1887.[7]
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