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An tSráid
A volunteer initiative at Kilmore created a new meeting place for sport, recreation and community groups.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An tSráid · Irish · main form
- Street · English · main form
Place & story
From an idea to an opening
Streete Parish Park’s own history traces the project to 1999, when local volunteers proposed buying land for a community centre. A committee and fundraising effort followed, and the centre opened to the public in 2003. The sequence records several years of organisation before the new facility became available to the wider parish. [2]
Clubs and a walking circuit
The park became a base for several organisations. Its history dates the Vintage Club to 2002 and the Bowls Club to 2005; walking and social-dancing groups followed in 2011 and 2018. Around the sports fields, a kilometre-long all-weather track added another way to use the grounds. The centre’s activities therefore extend beyond organised team matches to walking, indoor recreation and community gatherings. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Street. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Streete Parish Park: foundation, clubs and facilities · Streete Parish Park Community Centre
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2013-11-01. How this page was prepared.