Peace Park

The Peace Park on Christchurch Place was originally laid out in 1988 to mark Dublin's millennium and desire for peace. The park has been recently restyled and now offers a lovely respite along the busy 'Dubline' tourist trail through the city.

A sculptural piece at the rear of the park represents the Tree of Life, a bronze sculpture is by artist Leo Higgins. The adjoining ruin is the former Church of St Nicholas Within. Extracts from poems by W.B.Yeats and Patrick Kavanagh are embedded in the stone walls and footpaths throughout the park. The garden now also has a Flanders Field’s memorial which incorporates soil from Flanders as a memorial to the Irishmen who died and were injured in the First World War. John Behan’s sculpture Millennium Child stands at the entrance to the park.

The park is open daily.