Herzog Park
Páirc Herzog
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LocationRathgar, Dublin, Ireland
Coordinates53°18′37″N 6°16′32″W / 53.31028°N 6.27556°W / 53.31028; -6.27556

Herzog Park (Irish: Páirc Herzog)[1] is a park located in Rathgar, Dublin.

History

Dublin Corporation acquired the site in 1954 on a long term lease. However, the modern park was set out in 1985 by the Parks Department and was then known as Orwell Quarry Park.[2]

The park was renamed in 1995 in honour of Major-General Chaim Herzog, President of Israel, who was born in Belfast but grew up in Dublin. The renaming of the park also coincided with the tri-millennium of Jerusalem.[2]

Sports facilities

Herzog Park is home to Rathgar Tennis Club and has 10 all weather floodlit tennis courts, a tennis wall and a clubhouse.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Páirc Herzog / Herzog Park". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Herzog Park | Dublin City Council". www.dublincity.ie. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Rathgar Tennis and Bowling Club". Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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