UPMC Nowlan Park

Nowlan Park, known for sponsorship reasons as UPMC Nowlan Park, is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in , . Named after James Nowlan, the longest serving President of the GAA, the stadium hosts major hurling matches and is home to the Kilkenny hurling team.
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  • Type: Stadium
  • Description: stadium in Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Nowlan Park”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kilkenny MacDonagh railway station and Kilkenny Castle.

Railway station
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Kilkenny railway station serves the city of in . It is a station on the Dublin to Waterford intercity route. and was given the name MacDonagh on 10 April 1966 in commemoration of Thomas MacDonagh, one of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916. is situated 320 metres southwest of UPMC Nowlan Park.

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is a castle in , Ireland, built in 1260 to control a fording-point of the and the junction of several routeways. It was a symbol of Norman occupation, and in its original 13th-century condition, it would have formed… is situated 1 km southwest of UPMC Nowlan Park.

Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St John's Priory, is a medieval Augustinian priory and National Monument located in , Ireland. The Lady Chapel of the priory is now used as a parish church of the Church of Ireland. is situated 650 metres southwest of UPMC Nowlan Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Johnswell and Bennettsbridge.

Locality
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is a village in , . On the village green is a powerful spring and well dedicated to John the Baptist which was traditionally the venue for a local "pattern" of note, while the moat north of the village was the site of St John's Eve bonfires. is situated 7 km northeast of UPMC Nowlan Park.

Village
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is a village in in . It is situated on the 6 kilometres south of city, in the centre of the county. is situated 8 km southeast of UPMC Nowlan Park.

Village
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, previously known as Buile, is a small village in , , located some 4 kilometres north of the N10 national primary road at Flagmount. is situated 10 km northeast of UPMC Nowlan Park.

UPMC Nowlan Park

Latitude
52.65636° or 52° 39′ 23″ north
Longitude
-7.23994° or 7° 14′ 24″ west
Operator
Kilkenny GAA
Open location code
9C4JMQ46+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 153999465
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­stadium
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­gaelic_games
Wiki­data ID
Q1766120
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Japanese—“UPMC Nowlan Park” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Nowlan Park”
  • French: “Nowlan Park”
  • Irish: “Páirc Uí Nualláin”
  • Irish: “UPMC Páirc Uí Nualláin”
  • Italian: “Nowlan Park”
  • Japanese: “ノーラン・パーク”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Nowlan Park and O’Loughlin Road Cemetery.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Nowlan Park and City End Terrace.

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