Those shots from Celtic Park on TG4 showing Lough Foyle are fantastic. Other lovely shots are Killarney with Magillycuddy Reeks in the background and Armagh Athletic Grounds with the 2 Cathedrals
Healy Park with the big Sally's banner. Beautiful setting.
That Donegal pitch wins every time
The pitch carved out of rock on Inishbofin I think it is
Glencolmcille pitch down in the glen with the church in the background
Pairc Ui Chaoimh car park
Quote from: RedHand88 on November 13, 2022, 04:00:08 PM
Healy Park with the big Sally's banner. Beautiful setting.
😂😂😂
Páirc Uí Rinn
Quote from: Dougal Maguire on November 13, 2022, 03:46:17 PM
Those shots from Celtic Park on TG4 showing Lough Foyle are fantastic. Other lovely shots are Killarney with Magillycuddy Reeks in the background and Armagh Athletic Grounds with the 2 Cathedrals
That's true. I was also amused by the thought that all those residents in the neighbouring Bogside were probably at the Aviva.
The big Graveyard behind The Hyde!😄
Casement
Quote from: The PRO on November 13, 2022, 06:35:42 PM
The big Graveyard behind The Hyde!😄
And don't forget the Hospital next to that. :D
PS shouldn't this be in the GAA section?
Quote from: Orior on November 13, 2022, 06:14:51 PM
Quote from: Dougal Maguire on November 13, 2022, 03:46:17 PM
Those shots from Celtic Park on TG4 showing Lough Foyle are fantastic. Other lovely shots are Killarney with Magillycuddy Reeks in the background and Armagh Athletic Grounds with the 2 Cathedrals
That's true. I was also amused by the thought that all those residents in the neighbouring Bogside were probably at the Aviva.
Yep, every single one of them
Wouldn't even know there was a GAA game on beside them
Semple Stadium. The home of hurling.
Cashel GAA for the Rock
Quote from: AustinPowers on November 13, 2022, 04:37:37 PM
The pitch carved out of rock on Inishbofin I think it is
Inisturk
Outside of grounds/pitches, the GAA naturally don't have many iconic locations.
Saint Oliver Plunkett Park with/without the Sangar.
Quote from: RedHand88 on November 13, 2022, 04:00:08 PM
Healy Park with the big Sally's banner. Beautiful setting.
Awful pitch. Very poor condition, no ball catchers, wtf
Makevieksd park in Sligo , lovely setting
or Fagans after a big match in Croke Park
Paidi's pub
Quote from: seafoid on November 13, 2022, 08:55:04 PM
Quote from: Tubberman on November 13, 2022, 08:34:00 PM
Quote from: AustinPowers on November 13, 2022, 04:37:37 PM
The pitch carved out of rock on Inishbofin I think it is
Inisturk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmpmx5UT35M
Quote from: Tubberman on November 13, 2022, 08:34:00 PM
Quote from: AustinPowers on November 13, 2022, 04:37:37 PM
The pitch carved out of rock on Inishbofin I think it is
Inisturk
What a location! They should take a National league game there sometime. Would be a great boost for the island
Quote from: Fionntamhnach on November 15, 2022, 09:45:24 PM
Quote from: Fear Bun Na Sceilpe on November 14, 2022, 10:52:41 AM
Quote from: RedHand88 on November 13, 2022, 04:00:08 PM
Healy Park with the big Sally's banner. Beautiful setting.
Awful pitch. Very poor condition, no ball catchers, wtf
The Healy Park surface, somehow, isn't as bad as it used to be. Used to have a reputation of getting waterlogged a bit too easily and I think it was around 2018 or 2019 that an announcement was made that the pitch was to be closed for quite a few months for resurfacing work - but that never happened to the best of my knowledge and quite incredibly since that announcement there's never been a game called off or moved from Healy Park because of inclement weather.
I suspect that once a newly refurbished O'Neill Park in Dungannon is opened that the Tyrone CB will take the opportunity to do some refurbishments at Healy Park - at the moment it's the only venue in the county that has both floodlights and a seated stand. The Garvaghey centre does have a covered stand next to a floodlit pitch but it isn't used for competitive games very often (rumoured to be concerns about the potential amount of cars spilling on to the stretch of the A5 outside Kellys Inn being a disaster waiting to happen, as well as having no turnstiles), while other potential floodlit venues in Tyrone have no covered areas for spectators at the present time. And yes, it's pretty poor form that there are no ball catchers in place at Healy Park - no real excuse these days about it blocking the views of spectators behind the goals if the right setup is used. Other things at the ground that could do with a facelift/change include the turnstiles on the Gortin road end (can probably get rid of a few of them, and use the space to help with the car parking), fix some of the lighting on the main stand & surrounding the terracing, and get a better PA system installed IMO. The irony is that the view from either sitting in the stand or behind the goals at the town end looking on to the southern Sperrins is quite decent - but the main TV cameras, being based on the media building opposite the main stand with houses to the left and industrial yards to both sides, isn't able to pick this view up!
The Athletic grounds, one of the better venues in the country has no ball catcher either.
Crossmaglen's ground during the Troubles
https://youtu.be/w2aCVpOCGFI&t=1620s
Quote from: seafoid on November 15, 2022, 10:18:32 PM
Crossmaglen's ground during the Troubles
https://youtu.be/w2aCVpOCGFI&t=1620s
Unbelievable. Will always have the utmost respect for those lads and what they achieved. Special club.
Quote from: quit yo jibbajabba on November 13, 2022, 04:05:28 PM
That Donegal pitch wins every time
This one? Old Killybegs GAA pitch in Fintragh, Donegal
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNL2tQGX0AMXFjB?format=jpg&name=small)
The pitch on Inisheer has a great backdrop
(https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/OMIIKXICCSRFQAIXBQVOWK6FAA.jpg)
View from the hill
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DHM7L8_XgAAHjfW.jpg)
Hayes Hotel in Thurles
Copper Face Jacks
The pitch in Bofeenaun, where Lahardane play has a nice backdrop
(https://www.limerickleader.ie/resizer/800/-1/true/GN4_DAT_7263063.jpg--limerick_man_s_striking_pictures_of_gaa_pitches_paint_a_thousand_words.jpg)
Beann Éadair in Howth, Dublin
Believe this is still a proposed development, but Westport GAA new pitch would be in a nice spot
(https://files.hoganstand.com/common/newgallery/f9973469-f13e-4c4d-aed5-9a6686b8bc15.jpg)
Quote from: Never beat the deeler on November 16, 2022, 07:35:34 AM
The pitch in Bofeenaun, where Lahardane play has a nice backdrop
(https://www.limerickleader.ie/resizer/800/-1/true/GN4_DAT_7263063.jpg--limerick_man_s_striking_pictures_of_gaa_pitches_paint_a_thousand_words.jpg)
Now why would any one want to see the back of nephin
Quote from: Fionntamhnach on November 16, 2022, 11:10:26 AM
If we're going by scenery, I'd say the Derrylaughan (https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.5361141,-6.6093603,3a,90y,354.78h,97.44t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipNgKQhbDsdZgTLsaQfRp_yWj18cgFz62RmvAu0H!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNgKQhbDsdZgTLsaQfRp_yWj18cgFz62RmvAu0H%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya198.06343-ro0-fo100!7i11264!8i5632) & Brocagh (https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.5607934,-6.6005114,3a,75y,73.75h,80.08t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1svDGtT61pHqyHuuw2prGaRw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) GAA pitches close to the shores of Lough Neagh would win it in Tyrone. Mind you, both hateful places to play in against the wind if any bit of a breeze comes in off the loughshore.
On the other side of the Blackwater , Maghery's pitch looks a great setting from the air , (but less so at ground level) .
(https://www.stmaryspsmaghery.co.uk/cmsfiles/items/gallery//o_1cgftfsfora7ff2vcdtgt4fbj.jpeg)
Mullaghbawn and Forkhill great settings as well if anyone has a photo
Casement had a nice backdrop with Divis
The pitch below the
sugarloaf , can't remember the name of the club.
Gallarus
(https://img.resized.co/balls_ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL21lZGlhLmJhbGxzLmllXFxcL3VwbG9hZHNcXFwvMjAyMFxcXC8wN1xcXC8xNjE2NTAzOVxcXC8xOTA3Njk0LmpwZ1wiLFwid2lkdGhcIjpcIjc2OFwiLFwiaGVpZ2h0XCI6XCI1MDdcIixcImRlZmF1bHRcIjpcImh0dHBzOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3LmJhbGxzLmllXFxcL2ltYWdlc1xcXC9icmFuZC1pbWFnZS5qcGdcIixcIm9wdGlvbnNcIjp7XCJvdXRwdXRcIjpcIndlYnBcIixcInF1YWxpdHlcIjo5OX19IiwiaGFzaCI6ImNmZDM1OGJiMjE4ZWM0MWVhNGNmZjRmM2ViNGY4MDQ3YTEwNTEzYzgifQ==/an-ghaeltacht-039-s-gaa-pitch-is-one-of-the-most-beautiful-you-039-ll-ever-see.jpg)
The grass banks and the old dressing rooms in Birr . . . until the former were covered in concrete steps and the latter were demolished.
Dingle
(https://i.redd.it/e7rqgluts5231.jpg)
Of course the first indoor pitch is worth a mention
(https://connachtgaa.ie/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2021/02/Dome-1--768x576.jpg)
Quote from: Fionntamhnach on November 16, 2022, 11:10:26 AM
If we're going by scenery, I'd say the Derrylaughan (https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.5361141,-6.6093603,3a,90y,354.78h,97.44t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipNgKQhbDsdZgTLsaQfRp_yWj18cgFz62RmvAu0H!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNgKQhbDsdZgTLsaQfRp_yWj18cgFz62RmvAu0H%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya198.06343-ro0-fo100!7i11264!8i5632) & Brocagh (https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.5607934,-6.6005114,3a,75y,73.75h,80.08t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1svDGtT61pHqyHuuw2prGaRw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) GAA pitches close to the shores of Lough Neagh would win it in Tyrone. Mind you, both hateful places to play in against the wind if any bit of a breeze comes in off the loughshore.
The midges ruin it!
https://twitter.com/drlfarrell/status/1304901635701960709
Some great pitches on this thread