Tuam Stadium
On 21 May 1950 the Archbishop of Tuam, Dr Walsh, blessed a new ground on the edge of the town and two matches were played to open it, Cavan against Mayo and Galway against Dublin. St Jarlath's Park, which everyone calls Tuam Stadium, has been one of the principal homes of Galway football ever since. It is named for Iarlaithe mac Loga, the sixth-century saint who was the first bishop of Tuam.
Checked against the source on 2026-09-19.
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Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Tuam High Cross on the 3D model; tap a pin for its page and directions.
From 26,000 to 6,700
The ground once held about 26,000 people. That figure has been cut step by step for safety, most recently to 6,700. Galway's county footballers play championship and league games here alongside Pearse Stadium in the city; the Galway GAA guide on this site has the county's record in both codes.
Finding it
The stadium is on the edge of town, a short walk from the square and the cathedrals; the model on this page pins them. The town's pubs, cafés and car parks are on the categories pages, and the getting-here page covers the buses from Galway.
Questions people ask
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Written from Wikipedia, "St Jarlath's Park" (CC BY-SA 4.0), read on 2026-09-19, and from the OpenStreetMap places on the model. Nothing has been added from memory; follow the source for its footnotes.