Markievicz Park

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Location
Area:	Sligo
County:	County Sligo
Country:	Ireland
Facility Statistics
Surface:	Grass
Owner:	Sligo GAA
Capacity:	15,000

Markiewicz Park (Irish: Páirc Markiewicz) is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in County Sligo, Ireland, home to the Sligo football and hurling teams. Built in 1955, it is named after Sligo-born Constance Georgine, Countess Markiewicz, one of the participants of the 1916 Easter Rising and the first woman elected to Dáil Éireann. The ground has a capacity of 15,000.

In July 2003, popband Westlife, who originated in Sligo Town played a homecoming gig at Markiewicz Park.^[1]

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• List of GAA Stadiums by Capacity
• Stadiums of Ireland

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