Markievicz Park
Markievicz Park is the principal GAA stadium in County Sligo, Ireland, home to the Sligo Gaelic football and hurling teams. Built in 1955 in Sligo town, it is named after Constance Markievicz, one of the participants of the 1916 Easter Rising, the first woman elected to Dáil Éireann and the first female elected to the British parliament, although she refused to take up her seat there.- Type: Stadium
- Description: GAA stadium in County Sligo, Ireland
- Address: Markievicz Road, Sligo
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sligo Cemetery and Carns Cairn.
Sligo Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Djedi Guy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sligo Cemetery is situated 300 metres north of Markievicz Park.
Carns Cairn
Archaeological site
Carns Cairn is a cairn and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland. Carns Cairn is situated 1 km east of Markievicz Park.
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Church
Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Elphin. It is located on Temple Street in Sligo, Ireland. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is situated 1½ km northwest of Markievicz Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sligo and Knocknahur.
Sligo
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sligo is the principal town in County Sligo in Northwest Ireland & Lakelands. In 2022 it had a population of 21,000, with the service sector the main employer.
Knocknahur
Locality
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knocknahur, also known as Ransboro, is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes examples of ringforts, souterrains and enclosures in the neighbouring townlands of Knocknahur North and Knocknahur South. Knocknahur is situated 5 km west of Markievicz Park.
Ballincar
Hamlet
Ballincar is a small village and townland in County Sligo, Ireland. The townland is in the civil parish of Drumcliff, and has an area of approximately 1.6 square kilometres. Ballincar is situated 5 km northwest of Markievicz Park.
Markievicz Park
- Categories: sports venue, recreation area, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.2573° or 54° 15′ 26″ northLongitude
-8.46585° or 8° 27′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C6H7G4M+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 1533710109OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=stadiumWikidata ID
Q3849621
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Markievicz Park” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Markievicz Park”
- French: “Markievicz Park”
- Irish: “Páirc Markiewicz”
- Italian: “Markievicz Park”
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