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NICE LITTLE PUBLIC PARK

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AT HAROLD’S CROSS

Harold’s Cross Park is at the centre of Harold’s Cross in south Dublin. The park has a Victorian layout as well as a playground and tearooms.

This 1.25 hectare (3 acres) park was developed in 1894 by the Rathmines / Rathgar Commissioners and officially opened on May 1st 1894. The site of the park was used as commonage from medieval times. Designed by William Sheppard and Sons, “specialists in new parks and dripping pools” and costing £700 to construct, the park is essentially Victorian with a mixture of formal and natural styles. Dublin City Council took over the park in 1934 and has developed flower gardens and a play area while retaining the original design.

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THE MOUNT BROWN AREA OF KILMAINHAM

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DUBLINBIKES DOCKING STATION 82 IS LOCATED HERE

In previous posts I used the spelling Browne rather than Brown and at this stage I am not sure if there are/were two different spellings. Going forward I will use Brown.

A path leads down from the cluster of terraced homes perched high above Mount Brown, and passes through a wrought iron archway leading out onto the main road, a well-used connection between Thomas Street and Kilmainham.

This street is located near St. James’ Hospital. It is now named after Eamonn Ceannt who was one of the volunteers who occupied the local workhouse which was associated with the South Dublin Union.

The South Dublin Union which was 50 acre site where St James Hospital now stands.

In 1916 the South Dublin Union was a complex of workhouses and hospitals for the ‘destitute, infirmed and insane’ and had over three thousand inmates. Back then the vast majority of Dublin’s working class could expect to end their days destitute so it was a vital public service.

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