Aughrim County Ground Explained

Nickname:Echelon Park Aughrim, O'Byrne Park
Native Name:Páirc Imeartha Contae Eachroma
Native Name Lang:ga
Location:Rednagh Road, Aughrim, County Wicklow, Ireland
Surface:grass
Owner:Wicklow GAA
Capacity:7,000[1]
Dimensions:145 x 86 m (159 x 94 yds)
Publictransit:none

Aughrim County Ground, known for sponsorship reasons as Echelon Park Aughrim,[2] is a GAA stadium in Aughrim, County Wicklow, Ireland.[3] Aughrim County Ground is the name of the home of Gaelic Games for County Wicklow (Gaelic football, Hurling, Camogie, Ladies Football) team. The ground has a capacity of about 7,000. The name "O'Byrne Park" was occasionally used in the past, but this has never been the official name: this mistake that came about because of the Irish name for the local village of Aughrim, "Aughrim of the O'Byrnes" (Eachdhruim Uí Bhroin). Also known locally as "The Pitch", or just "The Field". [4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: GAA weekend that was: Wicklow have grounds for complaint . Irish Times . 27 April 2021.
  2. Web site: A shared vision - Independent.ie.
  3. Book: Ryan, Eddie. The Little Book of GAA Facts. 1 September 2014. Mercier Press Ltd. 9781781172902. Google Books.
  4. Web site: Some historical facts about Aughrim . aughrim.ie . 2020-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140723073404/http://aughrim.ie/history.htm . 2014-07-23 . dead .
  5. Web site: New Aughrim County Ground Stand Officially Opened - Wicklow GAA Online. admin.