ON THE SOUTH BANK OF THE RIVER LIFFEY
The ‘Memorial Garden’ is not a Park – it is a Garden of Remembrance in the centre of a larger Parkland. The gardens were designed along a strong north-south axis, leading from the entrance at Con Colbert Road down to the Great Cross and the War Stone, and to the Temple on the terrace above the River Liffey.
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The Irish National War Memorial Gardens hold a quiet power that lingers long after you pass their gates. Here, nature itself stands as a poignant testament. The sunken rose gardens, designed by the renowned Sir Edwin Lutyens, aren’t simply beautiful; they carry the symbolism of soldiers forever within the embrace of the earth. The meticulously arranged herbaceous borders speak to order amidst the chaos of war. The sweeping lawns and avenues lined with majestic trees seem to whisper both grief and resilience.
But perhaps the most striking element is the intimate sorrow housed within the granite bookrooms. The names of all 49,400 Irish soldiers fallen in the Great War are enshrined in volumes adorned with Harry Clarke’s hauntingly beautiful illustrations. Each page, awash with Celtic symbolism and vibrant colours, tells not just a tale of loss, but of lives lived and cultures entwined.
Within this park, remembrance flourishes, not as a grand spectacle, but as a deeply personal and contemplative experience.