Opened in 1862 as the Bray Athletic Ground, it was renamed the Carlisle Cricket and Archery Ground later that year, in honour of the 7th Earl of Carlisle who performed the opening ceremony as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

[2] The following year another section of the wall fell as a result of fans rushing forward, this time while hosting their league promotion playoff against Monaghan United, prompting an FAI investigation.

Ireland played against Belgium in an international friendly on Sunday 12 July 2015 winning the match 34–0.

[4] 7 November 2015 saw the Carlisle Grounds host the match between Ireland and Wales as part of the 2015 European Cup.

The ground was also used as a filming location for the music video of singer Dermot Kennedy's single "Outnumbered".