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St Conleth's Park (Irish: Páirc Naoimh Conlaith) is a GAA stadium in Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland. It is the county ground of Kildare's Gaelic football and hurling teams. It also served as the town's greyhound racing track from 1948 until 1968.

St Conleth's Park

Páirc Naoimh Conlaith
Location	Newbridge, County Kildare, W12 X067, Ireland
Coordinates	53°10′45.88″N 6°47′39.77″W
Public transit	Newbridge railway station
Owner	Kildare GAA
Capacity	8,200[1]
Field size	137 × 80 m (150 × 87 yds)
Field shape	rectangle
Surface	grass

Ground

The ground formerly had a capacity of 13,000, but following a health and safety audit in 2011, this was reduced to 8,000[2] and subsequently to 6,200.[3]

Greyhound racing

Greyhound racing at St Conleth's Park started on 30 April 1948.[4] After only one year the GAA governing body banned racing around all of their pitches which meant the greyhound racing was suspended.[5] However it restarted on 21 June 1950 with racing taking place over race distances of 310, 350, 525 and 550 yards and 350 yards hurdles. The racing lasted a further eighteen years up until 1968, when it was decided that the greyhound operation would be better suited outside of the town at venue where racing could take place on a purpose built stadium. That stadium was Newbridge Greyhound Stadium which opened in 1972.[6]

Track records

Yards	Greyhound	Time	Date
310	Feale Ranger	17.65	14.06.1961
350	P For Poor	19.88	03.07.1953
550	Claverstown Flower	31.89	05.10.1957
350 H	Chestnut Bridge	21.08	11.10.1950
350 H	Jigger Lee	21.08	20.11.1950

See also

• List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums
• List of stadiums in Ireland by capacity

References

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Le St Conleth's Park (Páirc Naoimh Conlaith en irlandais) est un stade de sports gaéliques situé dans la ville de Newbridge (Comté de Kildare), et l'enceinte des équipes de Football gaélique et de hurling du comté de Kildare.

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