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ASHTOWN DEMESNE AT THE VISITOR CENTRE

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PHOENIX PARK SUNDAY 8 OCTOBER 2023

As already mentioned, I was somewhat disappointed by the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre which includes Ashtown castle so I decided to explore the grounds and photographs the trees as many had interesting shapes.

Ashtown Castle 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. At that time, the Lodge was deemed structurally irreparable due to dry rot. However, as the building was being demolished, Ashtown Castle was discovered. It has now been restored and forms part of the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre.

It is thought to originally date from the 1430s, as it is built to dimensions that conform with a government policy of the time that offered £10 to those who built a castle for their own safety. The castle was later incorporated into the construction of Ashtown Lodge which was to serve as the official residence of the Under Secretary from 1782.

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PHOENIX PARK – PEOPLE’S FLOWER GARDENS SECTION

PEOPLES FLOWER GARDENS AT PHOENIX PARK
2008 PHOTO BLOG
VISITING PHOENIX PARK
THE SAME SHELTER AS IT WAS IN JUNE 2022

PHOTOGRAPHED MAY 2008 PUBLISHED 5 JANUARY 2023

You will find the People’s Flower Gardens between the Parkgate Street entrance and the North Circular Road entrance to the Phoenix Park.

The garden was laid out and opened in the mid-nineteenth century as the Promenade Grounds. It provides an opportunity to enjoy the horticulture of that era at its best. A large ornamental lake with various fowl, a children’s playground, picnic areas and Victorian bedding schemes are just some of the attractions you will come across here.

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