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ROAD<br />
CITY DUBLIN<br />
TRAIN<br />
Map Legend<br />
Lakes<br />
Roads<br />
P<br />
<strong>Park</strong>ing<br />
Main <strong>Train</strong> Route<br />
<strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Park</strong><br />
Historical Timeline<br />
1662 - Duke of Ormond commences<br />
the formation of the <strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Park</strong>.<br />
1680 - <strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Park</strong> land south<br />
of the Liffey becomes the Royal<br />
Hospital.<br />
1734 - The magazine<br />
fort is built.<br />
1747 - Lord Chesterfield<br />
opens the park to the<br />
public.<br />
1830 - Decimus Burton begins to re-landscape the park. <strong>Phoenix</strong><br />
Cricket Club is formed, one of the oldest in the world. Zoological<br />
Gardens are opened to the public.<br />
1861 - The Wellington<br />
Testimonial is completed.<br />
1873 - <strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Park</strong> is placed under<br />
the management of the commisioners<br />
of public works.<br />
1882 - Murder of the Chief<br />
and Under Secretaries in the<br />
park.<br />
1932 - Eucharistic<br />
Congress in the park.<br />
1948 - Viceregal Lodge becomes<br />
Áras an Uachtaráin.<br />
1979 - Pope John Paul II says<br />
mass in the park<br />
1998 - First stage of Tour De<br />
France ends in the park.<br />
2011 - New <strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Park</strong><br />
conservation management plan.<br />
2012 - 350th<br />
Celebration.
Welcome to Dublin<br />
Road <strong>Train</strong> Tours!<br />
Join us today we will take you past some of<br />
the most beautiful sights that <strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Park</strong><br />
has to offer. We shall be visiting Farmleigh<br />
House, the stately home where foreign<br />
dignitaries would come to stay during their<br />
visits to Ireland. Also you will be able to take<br />
a break at the <strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Park</strong> Visitors Centre<br />
where you can have some refreshments and<br />
enjoy some of the most beautiful cakes in the<br />
<strong>Phoenix</strong> Cafe. So sit back, relax and let us<br />
show you what’s in store!<br />
See the Wellington Testimonial<br />
Monument which is the tallest<br />
obelisk in Europe at a height of<br />
62 Metres (203 ft). Designed<br />
by Sir Robert Smirke, this<br />
monument would have been<br />
taller had the publicly subscribed<br />
funding not run out. It was built<br />
to commemorate the victories<br />
of Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of<br />
Wellington, also known as The<br />
Iron Duke who was born in Dublin. It was originally<br />
supposed to be erected in Merrion Square , but the local<br />
residents had other opinions and <strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Park</strong> was<br />
decided as its new location. Construction started in 1817<br />
stopped in 1821 due to lack of funds and was completed<br />
and opened in 1861 to the public.<br />
<strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Park</strong> is situated on 707 hectares (1750 acres)<br />
and is the home of the oldest zoo in Europe and the 3rd<br />
oldest zoo in the world the world. It covers an area of<br />
69 acres and was founded in 1830 when 43 animals and<br />
72 birds were donated by London Zoo. It was officially<br />
opened to the public in 1831 and currently welcomes over<br />
1,000,000 visitors a year. It now has over 700 animals and<br />
123 different species.<br />
<strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Park</strong> has 22km of roadways and 11km of<br />
surrounding walls. The walls were used to keep the<br />
wild deer and pheasants contained whilst the park was<br />
established as a Royal Hunting <strong>Park</strong> for the use of the<br />
Duke of Ormonde in 1662.<br />
The Papal Cross was erected at<br />
the edge of Fifteen Acres for the<br />
visit of Pope John Paul II on 29th<br />
September 1979. Over 1 million<br />
people attended an open air<br />
mass in the park at the time. The<br />
white cross which dominates the<br />
surroundings is 35 metres high<br />
and is built from steel. It was<br />
installed with some difficulty and<br />
finally completed just two weeks<br />
before the Pope arrived.<br />
The American Ambassador’s Residence was originally<br />
known as the Deerfield Residence, built in 1744 and was<br />
the former residence of<br />
the chief Secretary for<br />
Ireland. Before that it was<br />
the <strong>Park</strong> Baliff’s lodge but<br />
home to the American<br />
Ambassador to Ireland<br />
since 1927.<br />
Farmleigh House is<br />
the official State guest house of Ireland. It was formerly<br />
a residence of the Guinness <strong>Family</strong>, the world famous<br />
brewers, and is situated on 78 acres. It boasts extensive<br />
mature gardens<br />
with a boating<br />
pond, sunken<br />
garden, mature<br />
oak, Cypress and<br />
pine trees, along<br />
with a herd of<br />
rare native Kerry<br />
Cattle, which<br />
are believed to be one of the oldest breeds in Europe.<br />
Their coat is almost entirely black with a little white<br />
on the udder. Farmleigh House was built in the 18th<br />
century and was then, only a small house but with major<br />
renovations over the years, it was extended to have a 3rd<br />
floor, a ballroom, and a conservatory.<br />
The estate was purchased by the State from the Guinness<br />
<strong>Family</strong> in 1999 for a sum of €29.2 million and has had<br />
some €23 million worth of refurbishment. Its official use<br />
was to be for state dignitaries on their visits to Ireland,<br />
so far there have been many notable guests such as, the<br />
Chinese Prime Minister, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia,<br />
the King of Malaysia, British Prime Minister Tony Blair,<br />
the Governor-General of New Zealand and Queen<br />
Elizabeth II. It is most definitely worth a stroll around the<br />
house and to explore the beautiful gardens all of which is<br />
free to the public. If you wish, you may disembark here<br />
now, to visit Farmleigh House. Please retain your ticket<br />
to board one of the following trains and see the rest of the<br />
tour.<br />
<br />
Ashtown Castle and<br />
<strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Park</strong> Visitor<br />
Centre. It is also your<br />
chance for a break with<br />
some refreshments at the<br />
<strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Park</strong> Cafe. The<br />
castle is the oldest building in the park and consists of<br />
a restored medieval tower house, dating from the 15th<br />
century. Restoration began in 1989 and it is located<br />
beside the visitor centre which hosts displays on the<br />
5,500 years of park and surrounding area history.<br />
The castle was found hidden within the walls of a<br />
much larger and more recent building that was being<br />
used by the Papal Nuncio until 1978. At this time<br />
the larger building was deemed unsafe and had to be<br />
demolished due to dry rot. But as the walls were being<br />
demolished, Ashtown Castle was discovered. It has<br />
now been restored as part of the <strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Park</strong> Visitors<br />
Centre. It is originally thought to have dated from<br />
the 1430’s, as it is built to dimensions that conform<br />
with government policy of the time, which offered<br />
£10 to those who built a castle for their own safety.<br />
The castle was later incorporated into the construction<br />
of Ashtown Lodge which was to serve as the official<br />
residence of the Under Secretary from 1782.<br />
The <strong>Phoenix</strong><br />
Monument just<br />
ahead, it is a<br />
Corinthian column<br />
with a <strong>Phoenix</strong> rising<br />
up out of the ashes<br />
at its pinnacle. It<br />
was erected by Lord<br />
Chesterfield in 1747. During the early part of the 20th<br />
century it was moved from its current location to the<br />
side of the road to facilitate motor racing. The Office<br />
of Public Works moved it back to its original position<br />
in the centre of the avenue in the 1990’s.<br />
<br />
Áras An Uachtarain is the official residence of the<br />
President of Ireland.<br />
In 1911 the house<br />
underwent a large<br />
extension programme<br />
for the visits of George<br />
V and Queen Mary.<br />
The house had been left<br />
empty for some years<br />
until the office of the President of Ireland was created<br />
in 1937. In 1938 the first President Douglas Hyde lived<br />
in the residential quarters on the first floor of the main<br />
building. Later Presidents moved to the new residential<br />
wing attached to the main house that had been built for<br />
the visit of George V in 1911. However in 1990 Mary<br />
Robinson, the first female President, moved back into<br />
the older main part of the building, her successor Mary<br />
McAleese lived in the 1911 wing.<br />
<strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Park</strong> Polo Grounds, The All Ireland Polo Club<br />
was founded in 1873 by Horace Rochfort of Clogrenane<br />
which makes it the oldest polo club in Europe.<br />
To protect <strong>Phoenix</strong><br />
<strong>Park</strong> , policy today only<br />
allows sports which are<br />
historically associated with<br />
the park to be permitted.<br />
Over 14 Km of cycle<br />
paths have been laid down<br />
in the park and family cycle trails have recently been<br />
introduced around the Fifteen Acres, where beautiful<br />
views of the Dublin Mountains, tree lined paths, wild<br />
flower meadows, lakeside and woodland walks are just<br />
some of the many opportunities to enjoy in the park.<br />
<strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Park</strong> Cricket Club is the oldest cricket club in<br />
Ireland and one of the oldest in the world having been<br />
formed in 1830. In the early 1860’s The Lord Lieutenant<br />
of Ireland, sponsored a bill in Parliament granting civil<br />
servants a cricket ground in the <strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Park</strong>. The Club<br />
played its first match on the front lawns of Áras an<br />
Uachtarain in April 1863. The club is still in existence<br />
today and its grounds are located beside the Citadel<br />
Pond.<br />
Significant <strong>Park</strong> Dates<br />
c.1177 Hugh Tyrell 1st Baron of Castleknock, granted<br />
land, including what is now <strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Park</strong> land,<br />
to the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem at<br />
Kilmainham.<br />
1537 Henry V111 confiscated these lands.<br />
1611 James 1 granted to Sir Richard Sutton,<br />
Kilmainham, demesne lands that lay to the<br />
north of the Liffey.<br />
1617 Lands surrendered to the crown to be used by<br />
the King’s representatives in Ireland.<br />
1662 The establishment of a Royal Deer <strong>Park</strong> by<br />
James Butler, Duke of Ormond.<br />
1680 The Royal Hospital was built and the park was<br />
reduced to its present size (1752 acres). A new<br />
boundary wall was constructed.<br />
1747 Lord Chesterfield opened the <strong>Phoenix</strong> park<br />
to everyone.<br />
1831 Opening of the Zoological Gardens.<br />
1860 The park was placed under the management of<br />
the commissioners of public works in Ireland.<br />
1925 The enactment of the <strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Park</strong> Act.<br />
1986 The phoenix <strong>Park</strong> was designated a National<br />
Historic <strong>Park</strong>.<br />
DUBLIN ROAD TRAIN TOURS<br />
DUBLIN ROAD TRAIN TOURS<br />
DUBLIN<br />
ROAD TRAIN<br />
TOURS<br />
English<br />
Welcome onboard the Dublin Road train! Today<br />
we are going to take you past some of the most<br />
beautiful sights that <strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Park</strong> has to offer.<br />
We shall be visiting Farmleigh House, the stately<br />
home where foreign dignitaries would come to<br />
stay during their visits to Ireland. Also you will be<br />
able to take a break at the <strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Park</strong> Visitors<br />
Centre where you can have some refreshments<br />
and enjoy some of the most beautiful cakes in<br />
the <strong>Phoenix</strong> Cafe. So sit back, relax and let us<br />
show you what’s in store!<br />
Irish<br />
Fáilte ar bord an traein Bhóthar Bhaile Átha<br />
Cliath! Inniu táimid ag dul a thabhairt duit am<br />
atá caite roinnt de na radharcanna is áille go<br />
bhfuil Páirc an Fhionnuisce a thairiscint. Beidh<br />
muid ag tabhairt cuairte ar dTeach Farmleigh,<br />
an baile maorach i gcás ina mbeadh daoine<br />
mór le rá eachtrach teacht chun fanacht le linn<br />
a gcuairteanna ar Éirinn. Chomh maith leis sin<br />
beidh tú in ann sos a ghlacadh ag an Ionad<br />
Cuairteoirí Pháirc an Fhionnuisce áit ar féidir<br />
leat a roinnt sólaistí agus roinnt de na cakes is<br />
áille sa Cafe Fhionnuisce taitneamh a bhaint as.<br />
Mar sin, suí siar, scíth a ligean agus lig dúinn a<br />
thaispeáint duit cad atá i ndán!<br />
German<br />
Ein. Willkommen an Bord der Dublin Road train!<br />
Heute werden wir Sie vorbei an einigen der<br />
schönsten Sehenswürdigkeiten, die <strong>Phoenix</strong><br />
<strong>Park</strong> zu bieten hat. Wir werden den Besuch<br />
Farmleigh House, das stattliche Haus, wo<br />
ausländische Würdenträger kommen während<br />
ihrer Besuche in Irland bleiben würde. Auch Sie<br />
werden in der Lage sein, eine Pause im <strong>Phoenix</strong><br />
<strong>Park</strong> Visitors Centre, wo Sie einige Erfrischungen<br />
können und genießen Sie einige der schönsten<br />
Kuchen im <strong>Phoenix</strong> Cafe. Lehnen Sie sich zurück,<br />
entspannen Sie sich und lassen Sie uns Ihnen<br />
zeigen, was im Speicher!<br />
Spanish<br />
Bienvenidos a bordo del tren Road Dublin! Hoy<br />
vamos a llevarte más allá de algunas de las vistas<br />
más hermosas que <strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Park</strong> tiene para<br />
ofrecer. Estaremos visitando Farmleigh House,<br />
la mansión donde los dignatarios extranjeros que<br />
vienen a quedarse durante sus visitas a Irlanda.<br />
También usted será capaz de tomar un descanso<br />
en el Centro de Visitantes del Parque <strong>Phoenix</strong><br />
donde se puede tomar un refresco y disfrutar de<br />
algunas de las tortas más bellas del Cafe <strong>Phoenix</strong>.<br />
Así que siéntese, relájese y deje que le mostremos<br />
lo que les espera!<br />
French<br />
Bienvenue à bord du train routier Dublin!<br />
Aujourd’hui, nous allons vous emmener passé<br />
quelques-uns des plus beaux sites que <strong>Phoenix</strong><br />
<strong>Park</strong> a à offrir. Nous allons visiter Farmleigh<br />
House, la maison seigneuriale où des dignitaires<br />
étrangers venaient passer lors de leurs visites à<br />
l’Irlande. Aussi, vous serez en mesure de prendre<br />
une pause au Centre des visiteurs du parc <strong>Phoenix</strong><br />
où vous pouvez avoir quelques rafraîchissements<br />
et profiter de quelques-uns des plus beaux<br />
gâteaux dans le café <strong>Phoenix</strong>. Alors asseyez-vous,<br />
détendez-vous et laissez-nous vous montrer ce qui<br />
est en magasin!<br />
Italian<br />
Benvenuti a bordo del treno Dublin Road! Oggi<br />
ci accingiamo a prendere passando accanto ad<br />
alcuni dei luoghi più belli che <strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Park</strong> ha<br />
da offrire. Saremo in visita Farmleigh House, la<br />
casa signorile dove dignitari stranieri sarebbe<br />
venuto da rimanere durante le loro visite in<br />
Irlanda. Inoltre si sarà in grado di fare una sosta<br />
presso il Centro Visitatori del Parco <strong>Phoenix</strong><br />
dove si può avere un piccolo rinfresco e godere<br />
di alcuni dei dolci più belli del Cafe <strong>Phoenix</strong>.<br />
Quindi sedetevi, rilassatevi e vi mostreremo<br />
cosa bolle in pentola!<br />
Russian<br />
Добро пожаловать на борт поезда Road<br />
Дублин! Сегодня мы собираемся взять<br />
вас мимо некоторых из самых красивых<br />
достопримечательностей, что <strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Park</strong><br />
может предложить. Мы будем посещения<br />
Farmleigh дома, величественные дома, где<br />
иностранных гостей придет для проживания<br />
во время своих визитов в Ирландию.<br />
Также вы сможете отдохнуть в центре<br />
<strong>Phoenix</strong> <strong>Park</strong> Посетители, где вы можете<br />
иметь некоторые напитки и пользоваться<br />
некоторыми из самых красивых пирожных в<br />
кафе <strong>Phoenix</strong>. Так что садитесь поудобнее,<br />
расслабьтесь и позвольте нам показать вам,<br />
что в магазине!<br />
DUBLIN ROAD TRAIN TOURS<br />
DUBLIN ROAD TRAIN TOURS<br />
DUBLIN<br />
ROAD TRAIN<br />
TOURS<br />
Hop-on Hop-off! at Farmleigh<br />
House, Ashtown Castle, Visitors<br />
Centre and the Zoo.<br />
• Take a 30 min tour and hear all<br />
about the history on <strong>Phoenix</strong><br />
<strong>Park</strong>, its sights and wildlife!<br />
• Visit Farmleigh House and view<br />
the beautiful gardens, lake and<br />
house FREE!<br />
• Enjoy the cuisine at the Boat<br />
House Cafe!<br />
• See Ashtown Castle and Visitor<br />
Centre FREE!<br />
• Sing along to traditional Irish<br />
songs and music!<br />
• Receive a map FREE!<br />
• Children’s Playground FREE!<br />
Adults €6<br />
Seniors/Students €5<br />
<strong>Family</strong> 2 adults + 2 kids €18<br />
<strong>Family</strong> 2 adults + 4 kids €20<br />
Monday To Sunday 9am - 5pm<br />
A <strong>Train</strong> every 30 mins!<br />
Send us an e-mail or call us at T: 087 699 7377<br />
/ 087 677 8832. E: info@dublinroadtraintours.ie<br />
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