Blessington Street Basin

Blessington Street Basin, Dublin 7

Some parks with a large number of gates will start to close half an hour before the above times to allow enough time for all gates to be closed at the designated hour.

Blessington Street Basin is located in the heart of Dublin city's Northside. The park is home to a Tudor gate lodge, built in 1811. It also has community garden, a duck pond, an outdoor gym, floral displays and a multi-use games area and is home to Phibsboro Amateur Boxing Club.

Opening Hours

Today Friday 10:00 – 22:00

Monday	10:00 – 22:00
Tuesday	10:00 – 22:00
Wednesday	10:00 – 22:00
Thursday	10:00 – 22:00
Friday	10:00 – 22:00
Saturday	10:00 – 22:00
Sunday	10:00 – 22:00

Opening Hours

January	10:00 - 17:00
February	10:00 - 17:30
March	10:00 - 18:30 before clocks go forward 10:00 - 19:30 after clocks go forward
April	10:00 - 20:30
May	10:00 - 21:30
June and July	10:00 - 22:00
August	10:00 - 21:30
September	10:00 - 20:30
October	10:00 - 19:30 before clocks go back 10:00 - 18:30 after clocks go back
November	10:00 - 17:30
December	10:00 - 17:00

Some parks with a large number of gates will start to close half an hour before the above times to allow enough time for all gates to be closed at the designated hour.

Contact Details

01 222 5278

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History

The 'City Basin' once served as the reservoir supplying water for Dublin’s north city. Water from the basin was previously used by the Jameson Distillery.

Art

The Irish Volunteer Monument opposite the Phibsboro Library on the North Circular Road commemorates members of the Dublin Brigade of the Irish Volunteers who fought and died during the Easter Rising (1916) and the War of Independence (1919-21).

The monument depicts a soldier and below the soldier scenes from Irish mythology and ancient Irish history: the arrival of the Milesians (the first inhabitants of Ireland), Cuchulainn fighting at the ford and the death of King Brian Boru at Clontarf in 1014.