Lansdowne Road
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Lansdowne Road Stadium was a stadium in Dublin owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) that was primarily used for rugby union and association football matches. The stadium was demolished in 2007 to make way for the Aviva Stadium on the same site, which opened in 2010.
Rugby union match between Leinster and Munster at the Lansdowne Road Stadium in April 2006
A DART train passes under the Lansdowne Road Rugby Football Stadium and over the level crossing as it enters the station of the same name.
Lansdowne Road was replaced by the Aviva Stadium, shown here during construction
The inside of the Aviva Stadium, after construction
Irish Rugby Football Union
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The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) is the body managing rugby union in the island of Ireland. The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where adult men's Irish rugby union international matches are played. In addition, the Union also owns the Ravenhill Stadium in Belfast, Thomond Park in Limerick and a number of grounds in provincial areas that have been rented to clubs.
The 1887 Ireland side sporting the 5 sprig shamrock
Louis Magee and the four-sprig shamrock on his chest, as depicted in an Ogden's cigarette card