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MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK




Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK

1800      31st August, 1801 – Charles McDaniel, of the
          Circular Road, is given the contract to level the
          square for which he is to receive £56 17s 6d on
          completion of the work within eight weeks


          25th November, 1801 – Petition read in the
          House of Commons suggesting that the square,
          which at that time was “nearly enclosed by a
          stone curb”, should be ornamented, enclosed
          with a railing and improved


          27th November, 1801 – It is found that there are
          no funds to meet above expenses, but that the
          residents have o ered to defray the cost of the
          railings, by means of a rate upon themselves


          30th April, 1802 – Mountjoy Square appears as a
          patch of wasteland and hillocks surrounded on
          three sides by stone-base work and curbs


  Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK

1802 –       Design for the park interior accepted by the commissioners is by a Mr.
             John Sutherland


1803 –       All work on the square is completed by March 1803, except for planting
             due to budgeting problems. The park is rented for a season to grow
             potatoes


1805         June, 1805 – One hundred keys were made to fit the locks on the gates.
             The residents of Mountjoy Square were given one key per household.




Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK
1830
       1832 - The square was opened up to residents living on roads adjoining the
       square


       1835 – Gardeners directed by commissioners to “prevent the young gentlemen
       who frequent the square from playing at football, hurl or prisoner’s bar or any
       other game tending to injure the grass plot”


       1835 – At this stage there were no seats within the park. The treasurer at the time
       ordered four seats, four chairs and a military marquee to be installed within the
       park

       1836 – Grounds were opened to the general public, with an admission fee being
       paid

       1836 – Military bands began to perform every Monday and Thursday during the
       summer from 3:30 to 4:30 in the afternoon

       1837 – The ash tree which had been a centre piece in the park was moved to
       shrubbery in a corner of the park. In original plans for the park it had been
       planned to have a new church at the centre of the park for the St. George’s parish
       but it was decided that an ash tree would stand in the centre of the park



  Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK
1850

  1852 - £15 spent by commission to drain the park




1860
  1866 – The game of croquet is introduced to the square.
      That same summer young boys living in the vicinity
      of the square are permitted to hold foot races
  1869 – Race competitions in the park are discontinued




  Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK
1880
  May, 1881 - Lawn tennis permited to be played under certain conditions.

  1884 - Subscribers list re-opens for the reintroduction of band preformances in the
        park.

  1895 Talks and debates take place on whether to make the park public or keep it
       private

  1899 – Dublin Council begins attempts to have Mountjoy Square released for public
        use



  1905 14th May. 1906 – Mr. M. J. McNulty is appointed commissioner. McNulty
       becomes honorary treasurer and secretary. He takes over complete
       management of the park as a hobby

  1906 Mr. McNulty is responsible for the building of a greenhouse and flower frames.
       In the early 1900s the greenhouse flourished as a tuck shop and ice-cream
       parlour. A pavilion and a child welfare centre are later constructed on the site



  Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK
1920

  1922 – Abercrombie’s plan for Dublin proposes the
      redevelopment and transformation of Mountjoy
      Square Park into an amusement park. The plans
      are never realised




  23rd March, 1924 – A public meeting of the residents
      in the area of the square is held to discuss its
      immediate opening to the public.




  Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK


        1925        The next five years witness the
           introduction of hard courts and the
           construction of a new tennis pavilion in
           1927. At this time Mountjoy Tennis Club
           takes its place as the foremost in the
           north side of the city

        1930       April, 1933 – Dublin Corporation
           make direct requests to the commission
           that half of the square be handed over
           for the construction of a public
           playground

        1935      23rd March, 1938 – The new
           corporation act acquires Mountjoy
           Square on behalf of the citizens of Dublin
           and takes over full maintenance of the
           park




Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK
1940

  1940 – Day Nursery is set up in the park to cater for women working
     during the war

  1945     An air-raid shelter was built in the park at the start of the war. It is
     told that on the night bombing occurred local residents flocked to it
     but the key holder had gone to the cinema in O’Connell Street

  1947 – Dublin Corporation converts the southeast corner of the square into
     a playground




  Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK
1990

  1990 The park is re-
       developed in 1990
       with the guidance of
       the city’s
       horticulturalist, Dr.
       Christy Boylan. The
       pathways are
       resurfaced and
       flowering shrubs are
       introduced in place of
       decaying trees
  1992 Uinseann MacEoin
       proposes park
       restoration




  Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK




Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK
                                        Opening Times
                 December – January                                     5.00pm
                 February                                               5.30pm
                 March                                                  6.30pm
                 April                                                  7.30pm
                 May                                                    8.30pm
                 June – July                                            10.00pm
                 August                                                 9.30pm
                 September                                              8.30pm
                 October                                                7.30pm
                 November                                               5.30pm



Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK


• Unique as the only square Square in Dublin, each of
  its sides being exactly 140 metres in length.
• Up until 1938, the park was owned and maintained
  by the residents of Mountjoy Square.
• Since 1938 the Park is run and managed by Dublin
  City Council.
• Secured €250,000 for restoration of the railings.
  The only original railings remaining around a Dublin
  square.
• There is currently no charter on Mountjoy Square
  Park.

Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK

The park is used by a variety of people. Local
  residents come to the park to use its hard
  courts which include a football pitch, tennis
  courts, two basketball courts, one open and
  one enclosed. The grounds also have a
  permanent table tennis table. The park has a
  day nursery and community centre on site. A
  large playground attracts young children and
  well maintained grass




Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK




Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK




Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK




Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK



Park, North elevation




Park, South elevation




Park, East elevation




Park, West elevation
  Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK

                                           Park Facilities


    •    5-aside all weather football
         pitch
    •    Band performances
    •    Leisure Walks
    •    Playground
    •    Tennis
    •    Basketball court
    •    Community centre
    •    Daycare
    •    Croke Park related events



Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK
                                             Playground




Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK
                                    St. Brigid’s Day Nursery




        •    Founded in the 1940’s
        •    To free up the women of the area so they could work
             and help in the war e ort.

Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK
                                    St. Brigid’s Day Nursery


• Original building remains with a small extension
  at the rear added in the 1990’s.
• The Nursery is a Limited Company and is
  funded by the HSE.
• Special services: Speech and language clinic
  every Monday
• Children referred by social workers, The Mater,
  public health nurses, family support workers
  and self referral by families themselves.



Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK




 St. Brigid’s Day Nursery Catchment


Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK
                                        Community Centre


                                                            • CASPr
                                                                 Community After Schools
                                                                 Project, run by North Inner City
                                                                 Drugs Task Force (NICDTF).
                                                                 Predominantly to service
                                                                 Gardiner’s Street Primary and
                                                                 O’Connell Street School.
                                                                 Trips and Summer Camps

                                                            • NCCCAP
                                                                 North City Centre Community
                                                                 Action Plan.

                                                                 Tennis lessons.


Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK




 NICDTF Catchment


Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK
                                              Lamp Posts

                                                            There are two di erent
                                                            designs of street lamps on
                                                            the square. Those in front
                                                            of the houses are of the
                                                            style called The Scotch
                                                            Standard, from 1903-1920.
                                                            On the park side of the
                                                            street, are more modest,
                                                            consistent with a more
                                                            recent 1940-1950 design




Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK

                                                Benches




Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK
                                                   Waste




                                               The South West corner of the Park,
                                               formally public toilets is now a
                                               compost heap. All the chippings
                                               from parks all over Dublin are
                                               brought here to decompose.


Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK
                                             Tree Species

  •    In 1990, decaying trees
       within the park were felled
       and replaced with flower
       beds and shrubs.
  •    Sycamore is the
       predominant tree species.
  •    Other species that feature in
       the park are:
  Horse chestnut
  Beech
  Alder
  Oak
  Weeping Ash
  Rowan


Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK
                                             Biodiversity

•    The meager variety of
     vegetation and flowers
     beds, may account for the
     lack of birds. Several pairs
     of Blackbirds live here, robin
     and sparrow have also been
     seen. Black headed gulls
     and Starlings are also know
     to visit, (Moriarty, C. 1997)
•    The compost heap would
     probably increase the insect
     biodiversity and may attract
     small mammals.




Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK
                                                     Art

•    Mosaic by The
     Traveller Cultural
     Heritage Centre at
     Pavee Point. This
     mosaic depicts the
     life of the travelling
     community. Horses,
     caravans, and the
     roads they travel.
•    Sundial. Ulysses,
     Chapter 10, The
     Wandering Rocks??




Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
Bibliography




Bowers, Moira.(1999) Dublin city parks & gardens. Dublin : Lilliput Press.
Dublin County Council (2001) The parks of County Dublin . Dublin County Council, Parks Department,
National Council for Educational Awards. (1991) Gardiners' Dublin : a history and topography of Mountjoy Square and environs.
      Dublin : NCEA.
Moriarty, C. (1997) Exploring Dublin : wildlife, parks, waterways. Dublin, Ireland : Wolfhound Press.
O cial Publications, Oireachtas Dail (1938). Report of the Select Committee on the Mountjoy Square, Dublin, Bill, 1938 Ireland.
      Oireachtas. Dáil.
South Dublin County Council. Parks and Landscape Services Department. (2000) Guidelines for open space development and
      taking-in-charge. South Dublin County Council, Parks and Landscape Services Department.

Websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountjoy_Square
http://www.nicdtf.ie/PROJECTS/PROJECTS/COMMUNITY_AFTER_SCHOOLS_PROJECT_(CASPr).html
http://www.ncccap.ie/
http://www.dublincity.ie/RECREATIONANDCULTURE/DUBLINCITYPARKS/VISITAPARK/Pages/MountjoySquarePark.aspx
http://www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/DublinCityParks/Pages/TreesintheCity.aspx
http://www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/DublinCityParks/Pages/ParksOpeningTimes.aspx




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Park final

  • 1. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 2. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK 1800 31st August, 1801 – Charles McDaniel, of the Circular Road, is given the contract to level the square for which he is to receive £56 17s 6d on completion of the work within eight weeks 25th November, 1801 – Petition read in the House of Commons suggesting that the square, which at that time was “nearly enclosed by a stone curb”, should be ornamented, enclosed with a railing and improved 27th November, 1801 – It is found that there are no funds to meet above expenses, but that the residents have o ered to defray the cost of the railings, by means of a rate upon themselves 30th April, 1802 – Mountjoy Square appears as a patch of wasteland and hillocks surrounded on three sides by stone-base work and curbs Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 3. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK 1802 – Design for the park interior accepted by the commissioners is by a Mr. John Sutherland 1803 – All work on the square is completed by March 1803, except for planting due to budgeting problems. The park is rented for a season to grow potatoes 1805 June, 1805 – One hundred keys were made to fit the locks on the gates. The residents of Mountjoy Square were given one key per household. Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 4. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK 1830 1832 - The square was opened up to residents living on roads adjoining the square 1835 – Gardeners directed by commissioners to “prevent the young gentlemen who frequent the square from playing at football, hurl or prisoner’s bar or any other game tending to injure the grass plot” 1835 – At this stage there were no seats within the park. The treasurer at the time ordered four seats, four chairs and a military marquee to be installed within the park 1836 – Grounds were opened to the general public, with an admission fee being paid 1836 – Military bands began to perform every Monday and Thursday during the summer from 3:30 to 4:30 in the afternoon 1837 – The ash tree which had been a centre piece in the park was moved to shrubbery in a corner of the park. In original plans for the park it had been planned to have a new church at the centre of the park for the St. George’s parish but it was decided that an ash tree would stand in the centre of the park Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 5. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK 1850 1852 - £15 spent by commission to drain the park 1860 1866 – The game of croquet is introduced to the square. That same summer young boys living in the vicinity of the square are permitted to hold foot races 1869 – Race competitions in the park are discontinued Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 6. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK 1880 May, 1881 - Lawn tennis permited to be played under certain conditions. 1884 - Subscribers list re-opens for the reintroduction of band preformances in the park. 1895 Talks and debates take place on whether to make the park public or keep it private 1899 – Dublin Council begins attempts to have Mountjoy Square released for public use 1905 14th May. 1906 – Mr. M. J. McNulty is appointed commissioner. McNulty becomes honorary treasurer and secretary. He takes over complete management of the park as a hobby 1906 Mr. McNulty is responsible for the building of a greenhouse and flower frames. In the early 1900s the greenhouse flourished as a tuck shop and ice-cream parlour. A pavilion and a child welfare centre are later constructed on the site Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 7. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK 1920 1922 – Abercrombie’s plan for Dublin proposes the redevelopment and transformation of Mountjoy Square Park into an amusement park. The plans are never realised 23rd March, 1924 – A public meeting of the residents in the area of the square is held to discuss its immediate opening to the public. Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 8. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK 1925 The next five years witness the introduction of hard courts and the construction of a new tennis pavilion in 1927. At this time Mountjoy Tennis Club takes its place as the foremost in the north side of the city 1930 April, 1933 – Dublin Corporation make direct requests to the commission that half of the square be handed over for the construction of a public playground 1935 23rd March, 1938 – The new corporation act acquires Mountjoy Square on behalf of the citizens of Dublin and takes over full maintenance of the park Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 9. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK 1940 1940 – Day Nursery is set up in the park to cater for women working during the war 1945 An air-raid shelter was built in the park at the start of the war. It is told that on the night bombing occurred local residents flocked to it but the key holder had gone to the cinema in O’Connell Street 1947 – Dublin Corporation converts the southeast corner of the square into a playground Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 10. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK 1990 1990 The park is re- developed in 1990 with the guidance of the city’s horticulturalist, Dr. Christy Boylan. The pathways are resurfaced and flowering shrubs are introduced in place of decaying trees 1992 Uinseann MacEoin proposes park restoration Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 11. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 12. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK Opening Times December – January   5.00pm February     5.30pm March  6.30pm  April 7.30pm  May  8.30pm  June – July 10.00pm  August  9.30pm  September 8.30pm  October  7.30pm  November  5.30pm Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 13. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK • Unique as the only square Square in Dublin, each of its sides being exactly 140 metres in length. • Up until 1938, the park was owned and maintained by the residents of Mountjoy Square. • Since 1938 the Park is run and managed by Dublin City Council. • Secured €250,000 for restoration of the railings. The only original railings remaining around a Dublin square. • There is currently no charter on Mountjoy Square Park. Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 14. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK The park is used by a variety of people. Local residents come to the park to use its hard courts which include a football pitch, tennis courts, two basketball courts, one open and one enclosed. The grounds also have a permanent table tennis table. The park has a day nursery and community centre on site. A large playground attracts young children and well maintained grass Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 15. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 16. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 17. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 18. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK Park, North elevation Park, South elevation Park, East elevation Park, West elevation Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 19. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK Park Facilities • 5-aside all weather football pitch • Band performances • Leisure Walks • Playground • Tennis • Basketball court • Community centre • Daycare • Croke Park related events Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 20. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK Playground Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 21. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK St. Brigid’s Day Nursery • Founded in the 1940’s • To free up the women of the area so they could work and help in the war e ort. Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 22. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK St. Brigid’s Day Nursery • Original building remains with a small extension at the rear added in the 1990’s. • The Nursery is a Limited Company and is funded by the HSE. • Special services: Speech and language clinic every Monday • Children referred by social workers, The Mater, public health nurses, family support workers and self referral by families themselves. Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 23. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK St. Brigid’s Day Nursery Catchment Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 24. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK Community Centre • CASPr Community After Schools Project, run by North Inner City Drugs Task Force (NICDTF). Predominantly to service Gardiner’s Street Primary and O’Connell Street School. Trips and Summer Camps • NCCCAP North City Centre Community Action Plan. Tennis lessons. Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 25. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK NICDTF Catchment Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 26. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK Lamp Posts There are two di erent designs of street lamps on the square. Those in front of the houses are of the style called The Scotch Standard, from 1903-1920. On the park side of the street, are more modest, consistent with a more recent 1940-1950 design Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 27. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK Benches Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 28. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK Waste The South West corner of the Park, formally public toilets is now a compost heap. All the chippings from parks all over Dublin are brought here to decompose. Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 29. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK Tree Species • In 1990, decaying trees within the park were felled and replaced with flower beds and shrubs. • Sycamore is the predominant tree species. • Other species that feature in the park are: Horse chestnut Beech Alder Oak Weeping Ash Rowan Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 30. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK Biodiversity • The meager variety of vegetation and flowers beds, may account for the lack of birds. Several pairs of Blackbirds live here, robin and sparrow have also been seen. Black headed gulls and Starlings are also know to visit, (Moriarty, C. 1997) • The compost heap would probably increase the insect biodiversity and may attract small mammals. Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 31. MOUNTJOY SQUARE PARK Art • Mosaic by The Traveller Cultural Heritage Centre at Pavee Point. This mosaic depicts the life of the travelling community. Horses, caravans, and the roads they travel. • Sundial. Ulysses, Chapter 10, The Wandering Rocks?? Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan
  • 32. Bibliography Bowers, Moira.(1999) Dublin city parks & gardens. Dublin : Lilliput Press. Dublin County Council (2001) The parks of County Dublin . Dublin County Council, Parks Department, National Council for Educational Awards. (1991) Gardiners' Dublin : a history and topography of Mountjoy Square and environs. Dublin : NCEA. Moriarty, C. (1997) Exploring Dublin : wildlife, parks, waterways. Dublin, Ireland : Wolfhound Press. O cial Publications, Oireachtas Dail (1938). Report of the Select Committee on the Mountjoy Square, Dublin, Bill, 1938 Ireland. Oireachtas. Dáil. South Dublin County Council. Parks and Landscape Services Department. (2000) Guidelines for open space development and taking-in-charge. South Dublin County Council, Parks and Landscape Services Department. Websites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountjoy_Square http://www.nicdtf.ie/PROJECTS/PROJECTS/COMMUNITY_AFTER_SCHOOLS_PROJECT_(CASPr).html http://www.ncccap.ie/ http://www.dublincity.ie/RECREATIONANDCULTURE/DUBLINCITYPARKS/VISITAPARK/Pages/MountjoySquarePark.aspx http://www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/DublinCityParks/Pages/TreesintheCity.aspx http://www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/DublinCityParks/Pages/ParksOpeningTimes.aspx Group 12: Cillian Magee, Ciara Grace, Timothy Brick, Luke O’Callaghan