Garden sights in Dublin
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Garden for the Blind
The centre of St Stephen's Green has a garden for the blind, complete with signs in Braille and plants that can be handled. There is also a statue of the Three Fates, presented to Dublin in 1956 by West Germany in gratitude for Irish aid after WWII. In the corner closest to the Shelbourne Hotel is a monument to Wolfe Tone, the leader of the abortive 1798 invasion; the vertical slabs serving as a backdrop to Wolfe Tone's statue have been dubbed 'Tonehenge'.
At this entrance is a memorial to all those who died in the Famine.
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Strawberry Beds
Running alongside the northern banks of the Liffey between the villages of Chapelizod and Lucan, roughly along the western edge of the Phoenix Park, is the Strawberry Beds, so-called on account of the fruits once grown here and sold along the side of the road. Before the days of flight, it was a popular honeymoon destination for Dubliners; the Chapelizod end was Joyce's favourite spot for contemplating the Liffey.
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Garden of Remembrance
Established for the 50th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, this peaceful garden commemorates those who sacrificed their lives in the long struggle for Irish independence. The centrepiece is a 1971 sculpture by Oisin Kelly depicting the myth of the Children of Lir, who were turned into swans by their wicked stepmother.
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