parks dublin city

On the south bank of the River Liffey, opposite the Phoenix Park, are the war memorial gardens at Islandbridge, dedicated to the memory of the 49,400 Irish soldiers who died in the 1914-1918 war. The gardens, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and laid out in 1931, have been splendidly restored in recent years....

Market Park has an extensive area of woodland and a 19th century, restored house within its grounds. Enquiries phone 01 2942083...

Probably Ireland's best known Victorian public park and it's one of the oldest public parks in Ireland. This 9 hectare (22 acre) park is a sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of the city's streets with tree lined walks, shrubberies, colourful flower beds, herbaceous borders, rockeries, an ornamental lake and a garden for the visually impaired.
The bandstand is a well-known feature in this park. Lunchtime concerts are performed during the summer months.
There's disabled acces...

Marlay Park was once a private estate, but it is now a public park with terrific family amenities including play areas, a golf course, miniature railway, lakes, woods and parkland. The stables beside the estate mansion are now home to thriving crafts studios and shops. Marlay Park is also the starting point of the Wicklow Way, a long-distance walk that winds its way through the Wicklow Mountains, and on to Co Kilkenny where it ends in the town of Graiguenamanagh....

The history of St. Stephen's Green, in the heart of Dublin, goes back to Medieval times. It was the generosity of Lord Ardilaun, who gave it to the nation in 1880, that created the Green as we know it today and made it a public park. This fully illustrated centenary booklet gives the history of the Green, and contains descriptions of its landscape, trees, birds, statues, memorials and other special features....

The main entrance to the park is on Parkgate Street in Dublin 7. The Phoenix Park is made up of extensive lawns, tree-lined pathways, nature trails, lakes as well as ornamental gardens. Admission to the park is free and you'll also get the chance to see a deer or two as it's home to a herd of wild deer.
Attractions within the park include Dublin Zoo, the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, the Wellington Monument, the Papal Cross, which was erected in memory of Pope John Paul II's visit in 19...

St Ann's Park which covers 266 acres of landscaped gardens at the former home of the Guinness family of brewery fame. There is every kind of rose represented here inclucing shrub roses, rambling and climbing roses and also floribunda.

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St Endas Park, where the young patriot and poet Patrick Pearse ran an Irish-speaking school, Scoil Eanna. It was from here that Patrick and his brother William went out to fight on Easter Monday in 1916. Both were executed for their parts as leaders of the easter rising. The school now houses a small museum which commemorates the Pearse Brothers....