St Stephen's Green
Faiche Stiabhna
A Victorian park in the city center, ringed by lakes, stone bridges and flowerbeds, and the Dubliners' 'living room' at the end of Grafton Street.
Faiche Stiabhna covers about 9 hectares. In 1880, Lord Ardilaun of the Guinness family funded its transformation into a public park. The park has a duck pond, stone arch bridges, Victorian flowerbeds and several statues honoring Irish writers and revolutionaries, and office workers often picnic here at lunchtime. Admission is free, and the park is open during daylight hours. The historic Shelbourne Hotel stands on the north side, Sráid Grafton connects at the northwest corner, and the quiet Iveagh Gardens are a short distance to the south.
Opening hours
Approx. 07:30 until dusk
Nearby sights
- Little Museum of Dublin
- Grafton Street
- National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology
- Trinity College Dublin & Book of Kells
- National Gallery of Ireland
- Temple Bar
- Chester Beatty
- Ha'penny Bridge