Buckley Park

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Buckley Park

Full name	Buckley Park, Callan Road, Kilkenny
Nickname	none
Built	1980s
Opened	1980s
Capacity	6,500 (1,500 seats, 5,000 standing
Home of	Kilkenny City A.F.C.
Pitch size	107x78 yards

Buckley Park is a multi-use stadium on the Callan road Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland. Kilkenny City (formerly EMFA) purchased 5.7 acres of land from a local farmer by the name of Mick Murphy for £16,000 punts. The ground was originally called Tenney Park and was later called Buckley Park in honour of Mattie Buckley. It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of Kilkenny City A.F.C.. Buckley Park has hosted many International Underage soccer games.