The Phoenix Park Dublin is the largest city park in Europe. Located on Dublin’s northside, this picturesque park was developed in 1662 as a deer park by the British Duke of Ormonde. It was opened to the public in 1745, and today it is still a popular picnicking and walking spot for Dubliners. The Phoenix Park is home to the Papal Cross (known locally as the Pope’s Cross), where the pope celebrated a mass in 1979. The park also contains Dublin Zoo and Aras an Uachtarain, the residence of Ireland’s President. The park is also home to Ireland’s only population of red deer.

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