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Harold's Cross Park

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Harold's Cross Rd, Dublin

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.

Harold's Cross Park is at the centre of Harold’s Cross in south Dublin. The park has a Victorian layout as well as a playground and tearooms.

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Opening Hours

Today
Wednesday
10:00 – 21:30
Monday 10:00 – 21:30
Tuesday 10:00 – 21:30
Wednesday 10:00 – 21:30
Thursday 10:00 – 21:30
Friday 10:00 – 21:30
Saturday 10:00 – 21:30
Sunday 10:00 – 21:30

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

Harold's Cross got its name from a cross that marked the boundary of the lands owned by the archbishop of Dublin and the lands of the wild Harold Clan from Rathfarnham hundreds of years ago. The cross was probably located somewhere near the present junction at Kenilworth Road. The Celtic Cross at the northern tip of the park was erected in 1954.

The green in Harold's Cross, which is now Harold's Cross Park, is visible on many of the oldest maps of the area. The archbishop maintained a gallows on the green which helped to keep the Harold Clan at bay. Later, the gallows were replaced with a maypole and this became the centre of dancing and festivities each May, until the practice ceased around the middle of the 19th Century.

In 1890 the Harold's Cross Improvement Association was formed, and three years later they persuaded the Rathmines' and Rathgar commissioners to purchase the three acre green from the Irish Land Commission for five shillings. Local businesses contributed £500 toward the creation of a new park.

The park was designed by Mr William Sheppard, the eminent landscape gardener of the time, who is also credited with the design of St. Stephen's Green and Palmerston Park. Assisted by his son William Junior the park was completed in two months. It officially opened on 1st May 1894.

Facilities

  • Playground
  • Tearooms

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible

Location

53.324115770818, -6.2792357219513

Address

Harold's Cross Rd
Harold's Cross
Dublin
Co. Dublin
Ireland

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