1. The Garden of the Senses
This garden was designed to appeal to our five senses and to be inviting to all members of
society. The Project was inspired by Soroptimist International Tralee & District, under its
then President Maura Baily, in 2000. The Garden places strong emphasis on ancient Hanley
History of Ireland.
Sight:
The Standing Stone is aligned with Scotia's Glen on sliabh Mis, where Milesian Celts
defeated the ruling Tuatha Dé Dannan and Scotia's Son Amergin, promised to name the
island after the vanquished Queen Eire.
Touch:
This piece, which invites touch, was inspired by the Neolithic henge, itself a circular or oval
area of ground, formed by a boundary ditch and earthen bank. The sites are interpreted as
settlement and ceremonial centres. A number of henges have been found in the valley of
Tralee.
Taste:
The Cauldron of the Dagda was one of the four great treasures of the Tuatha De Danann.
The Dagda was a leader of the Tuatha Dé and was known as the "Good God" not because he
was moralistic but simply good. The cauldron was a vessel of endless bounty "from which none
returned unfulfilled".
Sound:
A hoard of 6 Bronze Age horns was found in a bog at Clogherclemin, outside Tralee in 1875.
The Garden Horns celebrate the craftsmanship of the ancient Irish.
Scent:

2. Cathaoir Cú Roí, the chair of Cú Roí Mac Daire, was brought to the garden from Sliabh Mis.
Cú Roí was the King of West Munster and a great wizard. He gave his name to the ancient
fort of Caherconree which stands high on the western end of the mountains about 10 miles
from Tralee. In the garden, the old red sandstone boulder sits among scented plants.
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