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Stephen's Green public park is located near the Shelbourne Hotel in central Dublin city & originally comprised of 27 acres.It had been public land until 1663 when the City Council closed public access & sold some of the property. Sir Arthur Guinness, Member of Parliament & founder of the Guinness Brewery, proposed the bill which restored public access to Stephens Green in 1877. The park's ornamental gardens & fountains were laid out during the 1880's & were funded by Sir Arthur Guinness (Lord Ardilaun).
View of Stephens Green antique Dublin city park & gardens, with a Victorian shelter in background. |
![]() Dubliners relaxing in Stephens Green park. 1997 Dublin Photographs by Richie Devane. |
![]() Stephens Green 1796 print by James Malton.
The antique print above depicts deer grazing in the park enclosed by trees & hedging, with strollers & onlookers outside the park boundary.
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Image of Fusiliers Arch at the north-west of Stephens Green park.
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![]() Stephens Green postcard. The duck pond & Victorian bandstand in Stephens Green Dublin. |