parks dublin

Swords Town Park was opened by Dublin County Council in 1987. It was the site of Swords House, the home of the Taylors of Swords from the early fifteenth century. A member of the family, Francis Taylor who distinguised himself in the civil and business life of Dublin city, was beatified in September 27th 1992 by Pope John Paul II....

The Park: 89 ha (220 acres)

Woodland habitats, wetlands and rolling grassland, punctuated by archaeological remains, comprise this lovely linear park along the ward River Valley.

Features of particular interest include some 12th century fortifications and the remains of an Italian garden. There are numerous viewing points, picnic sites, children's playground, playing pitches and tennis courts within the park's boundaries....

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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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...

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....

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....

Fernhill covers 40 acres of parkland and contains thousands of plants. The newcomer can take the trail marked out by the numbered logs, this walk takes about 45 minutes....

Saint Enda's Park comprises of 20 hectares of landscaped gardens and fields with riverside walks, walled garden and waterfall.
Patick Pearse generally known as the leader of 1916 Rising used to be the headmaster of a school  called Scoil Eanna on the grounds.  Following the execution of the Pierse brothers their mother reopened the school. She afterwards left the school to the state on condition that it be turned into a museum. The Pierse museum is an elegant Georgian house. It...

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

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....