Locations associated with famous Irish sporting moments

[Sportacus]

Article in the Irish Farmers Journal talking about locations which have become associated with Irish sporting success:
Chicago - Ireland beat the All Blacks
Stuttgart - Ray Houghton
Saipan - Roy and Mick
Rio - the O'Donovan brothers
Or closer to home, they mention Killarney '87 for the Tipperary hurlers or Crusheen for the Clare hurlers training sessions in the 90's.

Any additions?
I'll chip in London - Katie Taylor.

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La Manga - Armagh 2002

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Helsinki - Eamonn Coughlan
Fitzpatrick's - Ballyraggett

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Melbourne - Ronnie Delaney

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Thomand Park  1978  Munster vs All Blacks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S2kvEMrC_g

[Boycey]

Polo Grounds - Cavan/Kerry 1947 100th anniversary of An Gorta Mor

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Michelle Smith de Bruin's bathroom and drinks cabinet.

Cardiff 2009 rubby

The border between Wexford and Wicklow 1996

Tullaroan Co Kilkenny where Lowry Meagher communicated with the slua sí

Newry 1960 Sam Maguire

Dunmore, seat of the Donnellans

Crossmaglen and f**k youse we are going to win the All Ireland

Emhain Mhaca and Cú Chulainn

Mullinalaghta for the 3 in a row

Kerry

Tipperary

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Seafoid what's this Wexford Wicklow border thing

Good shout polo grounds

Genoa 1990 shoot out Romania

Windsor park 1993 McLoughlin goal

Irvinestown 1987 Armagh 5-9 Tyrone 1-9

Gaelic grounds Limerick 2014 semi replay

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Seafoid what's this Wexford Wicklow border thing

Good shout polo grounds

Genoa 1990 shoot out Romania

Windsor park 1993 McLoughlin goal

Irvinestown 1987 Armagh 5-9 Tyrone 1-9

Gaelic grounds Limerick 2014 semi replay

Liam Griffin was the Wexford manager and he stopped the bus on the way up to the final to inspire the players by impressing on them the responsibility they had in representing the county. It worked

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Barcelona - Michael Carruth
Genoa - 1990 - Packie and David O'Leary
Ballinascreen 1968 - the battle of Balinascreen

[Orior]

The Moon.

Seamus O'Hallerin was the first man to open a pub on the moon, but closed it a week later as it had no atmosphere.

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La Plagne. Where Stephen Roche effectively won the Tour de France in 1987 with a massive comeback against Pedro Delgado.

[Boycey]

Loftus Road - Barry McGuigan. Also the Kings Hall I suppose but the Pedrosa fight was by far his biggest achievement.

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Cheltenham every year
Aintree/Ascot/Epsom etc
Cardiff - Munster finally win

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"Newbridge or nowhere"

Birr - location of first All-Ireland hurling final and subject of new book, 'The Hurlers' by Paul Rouse

The Crucible for Irish snooker successes