LEAHY MEANY BENT PARK

16/10/2023


Leahy Meany Bent Park is a linear park on the banks of the River Slang in Dublin, Ireland. It is located near St. Columbanus' Road and Windy Arbour village, and is in the electoral division of Dundrum. 


When I first came across the name Leahy Meany Bent Park on Google Maps I thought that it was a joke especially as I could not find any information relating to the park. I did find a review that read as follows "Lovely little park - named after a great bit of Irish history" and another that said "Good times - you get used to the smell". The reviews lead me be to believe that there was some joke that I failed to understand. 


This visit I asked a local woman and her dog about the name and according to her the park is named after three local politicians: Michael Leahy, James Meany, and William Bent, the dog had nothing to say. That is the best explanation that I have obtained so far.


I should mention that the red brick chimney that is included in some of the images is actually across the river from the park. It is the last remaining structure of the Old Dublin Laundry, it stands – all 28.6m of it – in its redbrick, industrial-age glory in the Dodder linear park in Milltown, right beside the Nine Arches viaduct. It was lot 316 in the commercial auction on June 1st 2018, with the reserve of €35,000 (I do not know the final bid price but it is now used as a communications tower).

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