Merrion Square

Merrion Square (Irish Cearnóg Mhuirfean ) is a rectangular, limited by the same stretch of road space in the city center of the Irish capital Dublin, the interior of which forms a green and wooded park. Landscaped in the Georgian Merrion Square is located approximately 300 meters north-northeast from St Stephen 's Green.

The square and the surrounding buildings were planned from him in 1762 and was largely completed at the beginning of the 19th century.

Archbishop Ryan Park

The parking space was leased in 1930 by the Archdiocese to allow the construction of a cathedral. These plans were not realized.

In 1974, the court then the Archbishop of Dublin, Dermot Ryan paid ( Archbishop Ryan ), of the city. Since then, the Merrion Square Park is officially called Archbishop Ryan Park.

The park is well known for its collection of historic street lamps and several sculptures, especially for the flashy Oscar Wilde statue that commemorates the Irish poet, from 1855 to 1876 in the house in Merrion Square No. Has 1 usual.

Less well known is that there is in the southeast corner of the park one of the most built during the 2nd World War in Dublin bomb shelter. The information board located there indicates that 1,100 people were able to stay in this bunker for protection against air attacks.

Since 2010, the park, as well as the St. Anne 's Park, Dublin, a member of the European Garden Heritage Network - EGHN.

Famous people

The poet William Butler Yeats lived in No. 82 Merrion Square, Daniel O'Connell ("The Liberator " ) in No. 58 (now the Keough - Naughton Notre Dame Centre ), Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu in No. 70 and A. E. ( George William Russell) in No. 80

Oscar Wilde on a granite rock

Memorial bust of Michael Collins

Woman with harp