The Gardens, Kingston Park (Dun Laoghaire)
The gardens are known today as the People's Park. The site was previously Glasthule Quarry and granite was quarried from here to help build the harbour in Dun Laoghaire. J.L.Robinson designed the layout for the park around a bandstand and two iron fountains. The park was officially opened in 1890. A park keeper was employed and a resident gardener up until the 1970s. One of the fountains was restored in 1985 and dedicated for the 70th anniversary of the Easter Rising. The playground, which dated from the 1950s, was redesigned in 1988.
Image courtesy of the Collectors' Shop, BlackrockThe Gardens, Kingston Park (Dun Laoghaire)
Image courtesy of the Collectors' Shop, Blackrock
Image courtesy of the Collectors' Shop, Blackrock
The Gardens, Kingston Park (Dun Laoghaire)
The gardens are known today as the People's Park. The site was previously Glasthule Quarry and granite was quarried from here to help build the harbour in Dun Laoghaire. J.L.Robinson designed the layout for the park around a bandstand and two iron fountains. The park was officially opened in 1890. A park keeper was employed and a resident gardener up until the 1970s. One of the fountains was restored in 1985 and dedicated for the 70th anniversary of the Easter Rising. The playground, which dated from the 1950s, was redesigned in 1988.
Image courtesy of the Collectors' Shop, BlackrockThe People's Park is near Dun Laoghaire town centre. It was created in the late 1800s, when Dun Laoghaire was known as Kingstown. Pathways, seats, a bandstand and two fountains were features of the new park. It was officially opened on September 29th 1890.
Some parks have wide open spaces and are designed to look as nature intended. When it was first designed in Victorian times, the People's Park was quite formal. Some features of the formal garden still remain, like ornate iron railings and gates, formal stone walls and flowerbeds.
People's Park, Dun Laoghaire
The People's Park was originally known as The Gardens. It was designed in the formal Victorian manner. Features of this kind of garden are fountains, flowerbeds, ornate iron railings and gates and formal stone walls. The park still retains some of these features.
© Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Public Library ServicePeople's Park, Dun Laoghaire
© Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Public Library Service
© Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Public Library Service
People's Park, Dun Laoghaire
The People's Park was originally known as The Gardens. It was designed in the formal Victorian manner. Features of this kind of garden are fountains, flowerbeds, ornate iron railings and gates and formal stone walls. The park still retains some of these features.
© Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Public Library ServiceThese days, many people visit the park on Sunday to enjoy the market. Stallholders display a wide variety of foods and crafts.