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Phoenix Park. Outside car (Jaunting car).Postcard, c. 1905 The park's name is derived from the Irish fhionnuisce, meaning clear or still water. [7]After the Normans conquered Dublin and its hinterland in the 12th century, Hugh Tyrrel, 1st Baron of Castleknock, granted a large area of land, including what now comprises the Phoenix Park, to the Knights Hospitaller.
The Wellington Monument (Irish: Leacht Wellington), [2] or sometimes the Wellington Testimonial, [a] is an obelisk located in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland. The testimonial is situated at the southeast end of the Park, overlooking Kilmainham and the River Liffey. The structure is 62 metres (203 ft) tall, making it the largest obelisk in ...
Ashtown Castle. Ashtown Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhaile an Ásaigh) is a tower house in the Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland.. It was found hidden within the walls of a much larger and more recent Georgian building, the Under Secretary's Lodge also known as Ashtown Lodge, that was being used by the Papal Nuncio until 1978.
The Royal Military Infirmary, looking from Phoenix Park The RMI and all other British Military installations fell under the direct control of the Irish Free State ( Saorstát Éireann ) in 1922 and the Department of Defence became the managing entity of the old Infirmary site and that remains the case to the present day.
The Deerfield Residence (formerly the Chief Secretary's Lodge) is the official residence of the United States Ambassador to Ireland in the Phoenix Park in Dublin. The premises has been the Ambassador's Official Residence since 1927, and was previously the Embassy of the United States of America in Ireland. [1]
The Magazine Fort is a bastion fort and magazine located within the Phoenix Park, in Dublin, Ireland.Built in 1735, it was occupied by British Armed Forces until 1922 when it was turned over to the Irish Defence Forces after the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
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In 2015, Dublin Zoo was the third most popular visitor attraction in Ireland with 1,105,005 visitors. [22] The year 2015 also saw the death of the well-known and loved silverback western lowland gorilla Harry. During his life at Dublin Zoo, Harry produced many offspring; thus contributing greatly to the conservation of his species.