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The National Botanic Gardens (Irish: Garraithe Náisiúnta na Lus) is a botanical garden in Glasnevin, 5 km north-west of Dublin city centre, Ireland. [1] The 19.5 hectares [ 2 ] are situated between Glasnevin Cemetery and the River Tolka where it forms part of the river's floodplain .
Botanical gardens in Ireland have collections consisting entirely of Ireland native and endemic species; most have a collection that include plants from around the world. There are botanical gardens and arboreta in all states and territories of Ireland, most are administered by local governments, some are privately owned.
Griffith Park (Irish: Páirc Uí Ghríofa) is a 7.5-hectare (19-acre) park located on the banks of the River Tolka in Dublin city between Glasnevin and Drumcondra.The park is a short distance downstream of Ireland's National Botanic Gardens, and upriver of Our Lady's Park, and has been noted by Discover Ireland as "one of the premier north city parks". [1]
St Stephen's Green, a landscaped inner-city centre public park in Dublin; Temple Bar, a mainly cobblestonequarter, directly on the Southern banks of the Liffey, popular for its cultural and nightlife spots; Trinity College, Dublin (also called the University of Dublin), Ireland's oldest university, home of the Book of Kells and the Book of ...
St Stephen's Green (Irish: Faiche Stiabhna) [2] is a garden square and public park located in the city centre of Dublin, Ireland. The current landscape of the park was designed by William Sheppard. It was officially re-opened to the public on Tuesday, 27 July 1880 by Lord Ardilaun.
It is a satellite of the main National Botanic Gardens located in Glasnevin, County Dublin. The 52 acre gardens are situated 5 km from exit 18 on the M11 motorway. The gardens were founded in 1712 as part of the Acton family estate who owned the land until 1940. [1] Today, the gardens are in State ownership through the Office of Public Works ...
A further five acres were acquired in 1966 when the Dublin University Botanic Garden was transferred to part of the grounds of Trinity Hall. [8] By the 21st century, there was a focus on housing first year undergraduates, with a smaller number of places set aside for second year students and postgraduates.
With the completion of offices and greenhouses in 1799, the Botanic Gardens, Dublin were opened in 1800 and remained in the care of the Society until 1877 when they were transferred over to the State. [28] In 1845 the early signs of potato blight that would go on to have a devastating effect on Ireland were detected by the RDS in the Botanic ...