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St Tiernach's Park is the principal GAA stadium of
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located in
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,
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. It is used mainly for Gaelic football. Such is its association with the town of
Clones Clone or Clones or Cloning or Cloned or The Clone may refer to: Places * Clones, County Fermanagh * Clones, County Monaghan, a town in Ireland Biology * Clone (B-cell), a lymphocyte clone, the massive presence of which may indicate a pathologi ...
( ), which is located to the south, the venue itself is often referred to simply as Clones. With a current capacity of 29,000, it hosts major Gaelic football matches such as the
Ulster Senior Football Championship The Ulster Senior Football Championship is an inter-county competition for Gaelic football teams in the province of Ulster. It is organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and begins in early May. The final is ...
final and is home to Clones GAA and
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.


History

The ground is named after Saint Tiarnach (''Tigearnach'', d. AD 548), who founded
Clones Clone or Clones or Cloning or Cloned or The Clone may refer to: Places * Clones, County Fermanagh * Clones, County Monaghan, a town in Ireland Biology * Clone (B-cell), a lymphocyte clone, the massive presence of which may indicate a pathologi ...
as a monastic settlement AD 500. The Ulster Final was held in Clones from 1905 until 2004. Prior to this, a mixture of grounds were used as venues for the Ulster final. Between 2004 and 2006, due to increased capacity, the Ulster Final was played at Croke Park in
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. However, with the 2007
Leinster Senior Football Championship The Leinster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship and shortened to Leinster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GA ...
final being scheduled for the same date, that year's Ulster Final was restored to Clones, with Tyrone narrowly defeating
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by a scoreline of 1–15 to 1–13. The Ulster Final has been held in
Clones Clone or Clones or Cloning or Cloned or The Clone may refer to: Places * Clones, County Fermanagh * Clones, County Monaghan, a town in Ireland Biology * Clone (B-cell), a lymphocyte clone, the massive presence of which may indicate a pathologi ...
every year since 2007. The capacity of St Tiernach’s Park capacity was originally 36,500 spectators, but that was reduced in 2019 following a health and safety review. 2019 marked the 75th anniversary of St Tiernach's Park.


Structure

The covered stand on one side of St Tiernach's Park is called the Gerry Arthurs Stand. It is named after Gerry Arthurs (1906-1991), who was treasurer of the Ulster Council for 42 years (1934 - 1976). In 2009, Arthurs was named in the '' Sunday Tribunes list of the ''125 Most Influential People In GAA History''. On the other side of the ground is the Pat McGrane Stand (seated), with The Hill (standing) behind it. The terrace behind the goals on the town side is called O'Duffy Tce, with the seating on the opposite side called the Eastern Stand.


Facilities


See also

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List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums The following is a list of stadiums used by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The stadiums are ordered by capacity; that is, the maximum number of spectators each stadium is authorised by the GAA to accommodate. Three of the stadiums above ...
*
List of stadiums in Ireland The following is a list of sports stadiums on Ireland. This includes stadiums in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. They are ordered by their capacity. The capacity figures are permanent total capacity as authorised by the contr ...


References

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