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| | Bohemian FC :: Dalymount Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) |
 | | A simple enclosure at first, with a corrugated iron fence (at a cost of £70) and wooden terraces fashioned from railway sleepers for spectators to stand on, Dalymount Park was officially opened on Saturday, 7th September, 1901, with Lord Mayor Tim Harrington, MP, kicking-off a friendly match with Shelbourne which Bohs won 4-2. |
 | | It was the beginning of the end for Dalymount as an international venue, for though games were still played there on a regular basis up to 1975, Lansdowne was clearly getting the more attractive games due to its far greater seating capacity (approx. |
 | | In 1988 the FAI seemed to have saved Dalymount for football by purchasing it from Bohemians, but the proposed deal, which would have seen the Club remaining on as tenants, fell through. |
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