Matches played on rugby and GAA grounds

[Larry 'da' Wyse]

A number of clubs have also played at greyhound tracks. Waterford, Pats and Shels (Harolds and Shelbourne Park) spring to mind. Limerick as well.

How soon we forget ... Thurles Town

[dcfcsteve]

How soon we forget ... Thurles Town

Most of us are too young to forget Thurles Larry..... !

Where did they play ?

[WoodquayBoy]

Two grounds - no more than UCD !?

Playing the very occassional big game somewhere else hardly amounts to having a new ground. You would still have your other ground registered with the league as your nominated home venue fior that season.

Guisa - are Cowley Park and the Showgrounds not the same venue ?

Sligo Rovers play in the Showgrounds.
United played in the SPORTSground, the Bord na gCon place which has a playing pitch inside of the running track, where Connacht rugby play their home games.
Crowley Park is on the Dublin Road, is also known as Glenina, and is the home ground of Galwegians RFC, although not for much longer as they have sold the ground to a developer and are moving out to a greenfield site in Bushypark out the Clifden/Moycullen Road.

[Longfordian]

Town have played preseason games in the Rugby Club, including the super cup games a few seasons ago. Before my time, but I think we also played in the greyhound stadium in the past, in the pre-league days.

I don't think there has been games in GAA grounds, because of their bigoted ban - any matches played on what were considered GAA grounds were in fact community facilities that the GAA just considered to be their property.

Yep Town played in the dog track before Abbeycartron, played there up to the 70s I think.

[Partizan]

During the first couple of years of our existence, we played at the Baile na nDeise Rugby grounds on the Cork Road where Waterpark RFC played before they moved to Ballinakill.

In '34 we then moved to Kilcohan Park owned by the doggy people before being unceremoniously kicked out at the end of the 1992-93 season. We have been at the RSC ever since.

[Ash]

Athlone played Rovers in the cup at Dubary Park (?) a few years ago. It was on the telly.

Also played Galway in the League at Dubarry Park

[gspain]

Most of us are too young to forget Thurles Larry..... !

Where did they play ?

Thurles Town played home games at the Greyhound Stadium.

Only one side was used but I remember pretty big attendances there in the first season and also October 79. By pretty big I mean 2-3,000. However there were only a handful at the Limerick game in 81/2.

[GuisaSaigon]

Guisa - are Cowley Park and the Showgrounds not the same venue ?

It is a bit a farmyard alright! Benny the Bull grazes on it!

[iceman]

EMFA at Thurles Greyhound Stadium. Late 70's , early 80's. Later became Thurles Town.

[Paddyfield]

EMFA at Thurles Greyhound Stadium. Late 70's , early 80's. Later became Thurles Town.

EMFA was the original name for Kilkenny City FC. EMFA fans brought out one of the first fanzines (maybe it was the first?) called Every Man Football Artist.

[Tir Oilean]

Also played Galway in the League at Dubarry Park

Aye and what a night it was for Dave O'Dowd who now plays for ye!

[bigmac]

During the first couple of years of our existence, we played at the Baile na nDeise Rugby grounds on the Cork Road where Waterpark RFC played before they moved to Ballinakill.

In '34 we then moved to Kilcohan Park owned by the doggy people before being unceremoniously kicked out at the end of the 1992-93 season. We have been at the RSC ever since.

Ozier Park at some stage?