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Phoenix Park Description
From Dublin's Collins Barracks at Blackhall Place, Parkgate Street leads west to Phoenix Park. This large public park (767 ha/1,752 acres) owes its name, not to the phoenix on a column set up in 1747 by the Viceroy, Lord Chesterfield who established the park, but to the Irish name of a nearby spring, Fionn Uisg ("Clear Water").

The Ashtown Castle Visitor Centre is located in a tower house dating from the 17th C. Visitors can view a historical interpretation of the past from 3500 B.C. to the present.
Hobbies & Activities category: Provincial or municipal park;  Garden or botanic display;  Historical museum;  Architecture - Medieval;  Towers, monuments, observation deck
Address
Ashtown Castle Visitor Centre
Phoenix Park
IRL-8 Dublin
Ireland
Hours
January 1 to March 14
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosedClosedClosedClosedClosed10:0010:00
Closed17:0017:00
March 15 to March 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Closed17:3017:3017:3017:3017:3017:3017:30
April 1 to September 30
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Closed17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
November 1 to December 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosedClosedClosedClosedClosed10:0010:00
Closed17:0017:00
Always closed on:
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Cost
Adult2.75 Euros
Group discounts2.00 Euros
Senior2.00 Euros
Students1.25 Euros
Family7.00 Euros
Tips
Matches are held at the park's polo grounds Sunday afternoons from May to September. Last admission 45 minutes before closing.
Parking
Free
Disabled
Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
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