Dublin - Phoenix Park 
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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.
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.
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Ashtown Castle Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, IRL-8 Dublin, Ireland
Hours:
January 1 to March 14: 10am-5pm; Closed: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
March 15 to March 31: 10am-5:30pm; Closed: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
April 1 to September 30: 10am-5pm; Closed: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
November 1 to December 31: 10am-5pm; Closed: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Always closed on: Christmas - Christian (December 25), Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24), Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Tips: Matches are held at the park's polo grounds Sunday afternoons from May to September. Last admission 45 minutes before closing.
Parking: Free
Disability Access: Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities: Gift shop, Restaurant or food service
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An obelisk in Phoenix Park, Dublin.
