Summerhill's old soccer pitch to become housing estate

The old disused soccer pitch at Summerhill College in Sligo is to be transformed into a new housing estate.

The Sligo Champion reports that planning permission  has been granted for a 53-home estate on the land which is situated between the back of St John's Primary School on Temple Street and Summerhill Village.

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The pitch, located beside the old handball alleys on the site of the now derelict Old Building at Summerhill, was used by countless college soccer teams down through the decades - and was also used for local club fixtures by the Sligo Leitrim junior soccer leagues.

It hosted the last ever MacArthur Cup final, a popular competition named after a local bakery in the town, which was played between businesses in Sligo.