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href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Park" title="Phoenix Park – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Phoenix Park" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Park_(parke_sa_Irland)" title="Phoenix Park (parke sa Irland) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Phoenix Park (parke sa Irland)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Park" title="Phoenix Park – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Phoenix Park" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_Phoenix" title="Parc Phoenix – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Parc Phoenix" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Park" title="Phoenix Park – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Phoenix Park" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Park" title="Phoenix Park – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Phoenix Park" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Park" title="Phoenix Park – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Phoenix Park" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parque_F%C3%A9nix" title="Parque Fénix – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Parque Fénix" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_parkea" title="Phoenix parkea – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Phoenix parkea" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a 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interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%94%BC%EB%8B%89%EC%8A%A4_%ED%8C%8C%ED%81%AC" title="피닉스 파크 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="피닉스 파크" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Park" title="Phoenix Park – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Phoenix Park" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%A1_%D7%A4%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%A7" title="פיניקס פארק – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="פיניקס פארק" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C4%93niksparks" title="Fēniksparks – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Fēniksparks" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taman_Phoenix" title="Taman Phoenix – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Taman Phoenix" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Park" title="Phoenix Park – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Phoenix Park" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Deer_by_papal_cross.jpg/750px-Deer_by_papal_cross.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Deer_by_papal_cross.jpg/1000px-Deer_by_papal_cross.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1390" data-file-height="596" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Deer" title="Deer">Deer</a> grazing in the Phoenix Park</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Phoenix Park</b> (<a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a>: <i lang="ga">Páirc an Fhionnuisce</i><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) is a park in the middle of <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a>. It lies about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the city centre, north of the <a href="/wiki/River_Liffey" title="River Liffey">River Liffey</a>. The wall around it is 16 km long. The area within the wall is 707 hectares (1,750 acres). It is one of the largest walled city parks in Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has large areas of grassland and wide roads with trees on both sides. A herd of wild <a href="/wiki/Fallow_Deer" class="mw-redirect" title="Fallow Deer">Fallow deer</a> have lived in the park since the seventeenth century. The English name (<i>Phoenix</i>) comes from the Irish <i>fionn uisce</i> meaning "clear water".<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: History" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: History"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A Royal Hunting Park was created in 1662 by the English <a href="/wiki/Lord_Lieutenant_of_Ireland" title="Lord Lieutenant of Ireland">Lord Lieutenant of Ireland</a> at the time, <a href="/wiki/James_Butler,_1st_Duke_of_Ormonde" title="James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde">Lord Ormonde</a>. The park contained pheasants and wild deer, and a wall was built around the whole area to stop them escaping. The Park originally included more land which was to the south of the River Liffey. But when they started to build the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Hospital_Kilmainham" title="Royal Hospital Kilmainham">Royal Hospital</a> at <a href="/wiki/Kilmainham" title="Kilmainham">Kilmainham</a> in 1680, the Park was made smaller to the size it is today. It was opened to the people of Dublin by <a href="/wiki/Philip_Stanhope,_4th_Earl_of_Chesterfield" title="Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield">Lord Chesterfield</a> in 1745. </p><p>Two people were killed in the park on 6 May 1882. This became known as the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Park_Murders" title="Phoenix Park Murders">Phoenix Park Murders</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Aras_as_uachtarain.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Aras_as_uachtarain.jpg/200px-Aras_as_uachtarain.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Aras_as_uachtarain.jpg/300px-Aras_as_uachtarain.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Aras_as_uachtarain.jpg/400px-Aras_as_uachtarain.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a><figcaption>Áras an Uachtaráin</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ashtown_Castle1.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Ashtown_Castle1.JPG/200px-Ashtown_Castle1.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Ashtown_Castle1.JPG/300px-Ashtown_Castle1.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Ashtown_Castle1.JPG/400px-Ashtown_Castle1.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Ashtown castle</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DSCF5478_stitch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/DSCF5478_stitch.jpg/200px-DSCF5478_stitch.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/DSCF5478_stitch.jpg/300px-DSCF5478_stitch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/DSCF5478_stitch.jpg/400px-DSCF5478_stitch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="8425" data-file-height="2853" /></a><figcaption>The Magazine Fort</figcaption></figure> <figure 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Phoenix_Park_Monument.jpg/200px-Phoenix_Park_Monument.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Phoenix_Park_Monument.jpg/300px-Phoenix_Park_Monument.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Phoenix_Park_Monument.jpg/400px-Phoenix_Park_Monument.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a><figcaption>Phoenix Park monument</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Things_to_see_in_the_park">Things to see in the park</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: Things to see in the park" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a 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language">Irish</a> for <i>the house of the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Ireland" title="President of Ireland">President</a></i>. The President of Ireland lives here. It was built in 1754. It was first called the Viceregal Lodge, as it was where the English <a href="/wiki/Lord_Lieutenant_of_Ireland" title="Lord Lieutenant of Ireland">Lord Lieutenant</a> of Ireland lived. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chief_Secretary's_Lodge"><span id="Chief_Secretary.27s_Lodge"></span>Chief Secretary's Lodge</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Change section: Chief Secretary's Lodge" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: Chief Secretary's Lodge"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary%27s_Lodge" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Secretary's Lodge">Chief Secretary's Lodge</a> was the former house of the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_for_Ireland" title="Chief Secretary for Ireland">Chief Secretary for Ireland</a>. It has been the official house of the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> <a href="/wiki/Ambassador" title="Ambassador">Ambassador</a> to Ireland since 1927.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Phoenix_Park_Visitor_Centre_and_Ashtown_Castle">Phoenix Park Visitor Centre and Ashtown Castle</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Change section: Phoenix Park Visitor Centre and Ashtown Castle" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: Phoenix Park Visitor Centre and Ashtown Castle"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The oldest building in the park is <a href="/wiki/Ashtown_Castle" title="Ashtown Castle">Ashtown Castle</a>. It is a medieval tower house from the 15th century. It was restored in 1989. It is located beside the Visitor Centre which has information on the 5,500 years of park and area history. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Magazine_Fort">Magazine Fort</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&veaction=edit&section=6" title="Change section: Magazine Fort" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section's source code: Magazine Fort"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Magazine Fort in the south east of the Park is the location where Phoenix Lodge was built by Sir Edward Fisher in 1611. In 1734 the house was knocked down when the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Sackville,_1st_Duke_of_Dorset" title="Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset">Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset</a> wanted a powder magazine (<i>a building to store gunpowder</i>) for Dublin. An extra wing was added to the fort in 1801 for troops. The <a href="/wiki/Christmas_Raid" title="Christmas Raid">Christmas Raid</a> of 1939 happened here. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dublin_Zoo">Dublin Zoo</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&veaction=edit&section=7" title="Change section: Dublin Zoo" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section's source code: Dublin Zoo"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Dublin_Zoo" title="Dublin Zoo">Dublin Zoo</a> has more than 600 animals and tropical birds from around the world.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was founded in 1830<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and opened to the public on 1 September 1831, which means it is the third oldest zoo in the world. It received animals from the <a href="/wiki/Zoological_Society_of_London" class="mw-redirect" title="Zoological Society of London">Zoological Society of London</a>. Within a year the zoo housed 123 different kinds of animals.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Monuments">Monuments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&veaction=edit&section=8" title="Change section: Monuments" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section's source code: Monuments"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Wellington_Monument,_Dublin" title="Wellington Monument, Dublin">Wellington Monument</a> is a 62 metres (203 ft) tall <a href="/wiki/Obelisk" title="Obelisk">obelisk</a>. It remembers the victories of <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Wellesley,_1st_Duke_of_Wellington" title="Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington">Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington</a>. It is the largest obelisk in Europe and would have been even higher if the public funding had not run out. </p><p>The <i>phoenix monument</i> is a <a href="/wiki/Corinthian_order" title="Corinthian order">Corinthian</a> column with a <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_(mythology)" title="Phoenix (mythology)">Phoenix</a> bird rising from the ashes at the top. Lord Chesterfield had it made in 1747. </p><p>The <i>Papal Cross</i> is a large cross that was placed in the park for the visit of <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II" title="Pope John Paul II">Pope John Paul II</a> on 29 September 1979. Over one million people attended an open-air mass in the park at the time. The large white cross is 35 metres (115 ft) high and is made of steel.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nature">Nature</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&veaction=edit&section=9" title="Change section: Nature" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section's source code: Nature"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are 351 plant species in the Park; three of these are rare and protected. The park has kept almost all of its old grasslands and woodlands. It also has rare examples of wetlands.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The current 400–450 fallow deer descend from the original herd.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A Birdwatch survey in 2007-8 found 72 species of bird including <a href="/wiki/Common_buzzard" title="Common buzzard">buzzard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sparrowhawk" title="Sparrowhawk">sparrowhawk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Common_Kestrel" class="mw-redirect" title="Common Kestrel">kestrel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jay" title="Jay">jay</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The park also has several <a href="/wiki/Stream" title="Stream">streams</a> that flow into the <a href="/wiki/River_Liffey" title="River Liffey">River Liffey</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="People's_Gardens"><span id="People.27s_Gardens"></span>People's Gardens</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&veaction=edit&section=10" title="Change section: People's Gardens" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section's source code: People's Gardens"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>These gardens were created in 1840 as the "Promenade Grounds" (<i>grounds for talking a walk in</i>). It has small lakes, a children's playground and a picnic area. The gardens are located close to the Parkgate Street entrance. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Furry_Glen">Furry Glen</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&veaction=edit&section=11" title="Change section: Furry Glen" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section's source code: Furry Glen"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The south western corner of the park is known as the Furry Glen. It has a number of short walks around a small lake with birds, plants and wildlife. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&veaction=edit&section=12" title="Change section: Events" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section's source code: Events"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The park has sports grounds for <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_football" title="Gaelic football">football</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hurling" title="Hurling">hurling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Soccer" class="mw-redirect" title="Soccer">soccer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">cricket</a> and <a href="/wiki/Polo" title="Polo">polo</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Phoenix_Cricket_Club">Phoenix Cricket Club</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&veaction=edit&section=13" title="Change section: Phoenix Cricket Club" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section's source code: Phoenix Cricket Club"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Cricket_Club" title="Phoenix Cricket Club">Phoenix Cricket Club</a> is located in the park. It was founded in 1830 by John Parnell, the father of <a href="/wiki/Charles_Stewart_Parnell" title="Charles Stewart Parnell">Charles Stewart Parnell</a>. It is the oldest cricket club in <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a>. During the 1930s, 1940s and 1970s, it was the most important club in <a href="/wiki/Leinster" title="Leinster">Leinster</a> cricket. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Motor_racing_events">Motor racing events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&veaction=edit&section=14" title="Change section: Motor racing events" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section's source code: Motor racing events"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Motor racing first took place in the Phoenix Park in 1903. The Irish <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Bennett_Cup_(auto_racing)" title="Gordon Bennett Cup (auto racing)">Gordon Bennett Race</a> Speed Trials were held on the main straight road for both cars and <a href="/wiki/Motorcycle" title="Motorcycle">motorcycles</a>. This was followed in 1929 by the Irish International Grand Prix; the first of three Irish motor racing grands prix.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Racing took place between 1932 until the beginning of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> in 1939. It was started again after the War in 1949 with a sprint on the <i>Oldtown</i> circuit.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over the years seven different circuits have been used, two of which are named after the famous <a href="/wiki/Ferrari" title="Ferrari">Ferrari</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_World_Drivers%27_Champions" title="List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions">World Champion racing driver</a> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Hawthorn" title="Mike Hawthorn">Mike Hawthorn</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Great_Ireland_Run">Great Ireland Run</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&veaction=edit&section=15" title="Change section: Great Ireland Run" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section's source code: Great Ireland Run"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Great_Ireland_Run" title="Great Ireland Run">Great Ireland Run</a> is a 10 km running competition. It has been held every year in April since 2003. It includes races for professional runners and the public. In 2010 over 11,000 people joined in.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bloom">Bloom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&veaction=edit&section=16" title="Change section: Bloom" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section's source code: Bloom"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A large gardening, food and family event called "Bloom" is organised in the park every year since 2006. It had nearly 90,000 visitors in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Concerts">Concerts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&veaction=edit&section=17" title="Change section: Concerts" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section's source code: Concerts"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Musical acts like <a href="/wiki/U2" title="U2">U2</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coldplay" title="Coldplay">Coldplay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Duran_Duran" title="Duran Duran">Duran Duran</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Williams" title="Robbie Williams">Robbie Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers" title="Red Hot Chili Peppers">Red Hot Chili Peppers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> have played concerts in the park. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Popular_culture">Popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&veaction=edit&section=18" title="Change section: Popular culture" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section's source code: Popular culture"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The park plays a big role in <a href="/wiki/James_Joyce" title="James Joyce">James Joyce</a>'s novel, <i><a href="/wiki/Finnegans_Wake" title="Finnegans Wake">Finnegans Wake</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&veaction=edit&section=19" title="Change section: Further reading" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section's source code: Further reading"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.phoenixpark.ie/media/Phoenix%20Park%20Conservation%20Management%20Plan%20Consultation%20Draft%20March%202009.pdf">The Phoenix Park: Conservative Management Plan: Consultation Draft</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110721130508/http://www.phoenixpark.ie/media/Phoenix%20Park%20Conservation%20Management%20Plan%20Consultation%20Draft%20March%202009.pdf">Archived</a> 2011-07-21 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Public_Works" title="Office of Public Works">Office of Public Works</a>, March 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2010. Contains detailed history and description of the Phoenix Park, its amenities, landscapes, fauna and flora, archaeology, architecture, and other Park matters.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&veaction=edit&section=20" title="Change section: References" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Park&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section's source code: References"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9724317">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9724332">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.logainm.ie/?text=Phoenix+Park&placeID=1166557&uiLang=en">"Phoenix Park"</a>. <i>logainm.ie</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dublinzoo.ie/59/About-Us.aspx">the original</a> on 27 May 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 June</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=About+Us&rft.pub=Dublin+Zoo&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dublinzoo.ie%2F59%2FAbout-Us.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3APhoenix+Park" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-8">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite id="CITEREFKilfeather2005" class="citation book cs1">Kilfeather, Siobhán Marie (2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=8QWZRVAPa6sC&pg=PA115"><i>Dublin: a cultural history</i></a>. Oxford University Press. pp. 115–116. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-19-518201-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-19-518201-4"><bdi>0-19-518201-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Dublin%3A+a+cultural+history&rft.pages=115-116&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=2005&rft.isbn=0-19-518201-4&rft.aulast=Kilfeather&rft.aufirst=Siobh%C3%A1n+Marie&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D8QWZRVAPa6sC%26pg%3DPA115&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3APhoenix+Park" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-9">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100829154849/http://www.phoenixpark.ie/about/sightsofthepark/">"Sights of the Park"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Public_Works" title="Office of Public Works">Office of Public Works</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.phoenixpark.ie/about/sightsofthepark/">the original</a> on 29 August 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 August</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Sights+of+the+Park&rft.pub=Office+of+Public+Works&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phoenixpark.ie%2Fabout%2Fsightsofthepark%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3APhoenix+Park" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-10">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100122190401/http://www.phoenixpark.ie/about/naturebiodiversity/">"Nature & Biodiversity"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Public_Works" title="Office of Public Works">Office of Public Works</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.phoenixpark.ie/about/naturebiodiversity/">the original</a> on 22 January 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">15 July</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Nature+%26+Biodiversity&rft.pub=Office+of+Public+Works&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phoenixpark.ie%2Fabout%2Fnaturebiodiversity%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3APhoenix+Park" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-11">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100604080327/http://www.phoenixpark.ie/about/naturebiodiversity/fauna/">"Fauna"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Public_Works" title="Office of Public Works">Office of Public Works</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.phoenixpark.ie/about/naturebiodiversity/fauna/">the original</a> on 4 June 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">15 July</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Fauna&rft.pub=Office+of+Public+Works&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phoenixpark.ie%2Fabout%2Fnaturebiodiversity%2Ffauna%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3APhoenix+Park" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-12">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.phoenixpark.ie/media/Birds%20of%20the%20Phoenix%20Park%202007%202008.pdf"><i>Birds of Phoenix Park County Dublin</i></a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110724220416/http://www.phoenixpark.ie/media/Birds%20of%20the%20Phoenix%20Park%202007%202008.pdf">Archived</a> 2011-07-24 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Birdwatch Ireland March 2008</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-13">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070324234042/http://www.phoenixparkmotorraces.org/event/index.html">PhoenixParkMotorRaces.org <i>The Event</i></a>. Retrieved 7 March 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-14">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/phoenixp.html">Phoenix Park race tracks</a>. Retrieved 7 March 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-15">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.independent.ie/national-news/great-day-for-a-run-as-11000-take-over-park-2143014.html">"Great day for a run as 11,000 take over park"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Irish_Independent" title="Irish Independent">Irish Independent</a>. 19 April 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">25 April</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Great+day+for+a+run+as+11%2C000+take+over+park&rft.date=2010-04-19&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.ie%2Fnational-news%2Fgreat-day-for-a-run-as-11000-take-over-park-2143014.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3APhoenix+Park" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-16">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110726131314/http://www.greatirelandrun.org/Events/2010/RaceHistory.aspx">"Race History"</a>. Great Ireland Run. 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